How to: Use Bricks of Different Types

The following example demonstrates how to use bricks of different types to display different kinds of information in a report.

Implementation Details

First, drop a simple button onto a form and handle its Click event. In the event handler, create a new PrintingSystem class instance. Then, create a new Link object and add it to the printing system's Links collection. Subscribe to the link's CreateDetailArea and CreateMarginalHeaderArea events to customize a document's detail and marginal header sections, respectively. Finally, create a document and show it in the print preview by calling the ShowPreview method.

In the CreateDetailArea event handler, use the ImageBrick object to display the picture of a fish and the TextBrick object to show text containing species characteristics and descriptions. The code also adds a CheckBoxBrick to the document and uses a simple Brick to draw borders around specific bricks.

The CreateMarginalHeaderArea event handler uses the PageImageBrick and PageInfoBrick objects to show additional information in the page header. The PageImageBrick displays the DevExpress logo at the top of every page, while two PageInfo bricks display either the current date and time or the page number, depending on the PageInfo property value.

Files to Review

• Form1.cs (VB: Form1.vb)

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