GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Advanced.DesignerForm

DesignerForm Class

Represents the main form of the Flat Designer within the ActiveReports environment. This form serves as the central user interface for designing reports, providing access to various design tools, properties, and settings.

Inheritance

ShadowedForm

DesignerForm

Implements

Namespace: GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Advanced

Assembly: MESCIUS.ActiveReports.Design.Win.dll

Syntax

public class DesignerForm : ShadowedForm, IDropTarget, ISynchronizeInvoke, IWin32Window, IBindableComponent, IComponent, IDisposable, IContainerControl

Remarks

The DesignerForm is a key component of the ActiveReports designer, integrating different functionalities such as the toolbox, property grid, report explorer, and preview capabilities. It also manages sessions and settings to enhance the user experience.

Constructors

Name	Description
DesignerForm()	Initializes a new instance of the DesignerForm class.

Properties

Name	Description
DesignerTitle	Gets or sets a value representing the title of the designer form.
ExportViewerFactory	Gets or sets a value representing the factory responsible for creating export viewers.
SessionSettingsStorage	Gets or sets a value representing the storage mechanism for session settings within the designer form.

Methods

Name	Description
Dispose(bool)	Clean up any resources being used.
GetDCEx(IntPtr, IntPtr, int)	Retrieves a handle to a device context (DC) for the client area of a specified window or for the entire screen. You can use the returned handle in subsequent GDI functions to draw in the DC.
LoadReport(string)	Loads a report from the specified file into the designer.
OnFormClosing(FormClosingEventArgs)
ProcessCmdKey(ref Message, Keys)