Note: this property will return null until GeneratePreview is called.
Private Sub XamReportPreviewSample() 'initialize controls Dim stackPanel As StackPanel = New StackPanel() stackPanel.Children.Add(XamDataGrid1) Dim docViewer As XamReportPreview = New XamReportPreview() stackPanel.Children.Add(docViewer) Dim progressInfo As ReportProgressControl = New ReportProgressControl() stackPanel.Children.Add(progressInfo) Window1.Content = stackPanel ' 1. Create Report object Dim reportObj As Report = New Report() ' 2. Create EmbeddedVisualReportSection section. ' Put the grid you want to print as a parameter of section's constructor Dim section As EmbeddedVisualReportSection = New EmbeddedVisualReportSection(XamDataGrid1) ' 3. Add created section to report's section collection reportObj.Sections.Add(section) ' Optional. If you have progress indicator set its Report property to created report progressInfo.Report = reportObj ' 4. Generate Preview docViewer.GeneratePreview(reportObj, False, True) 'Optional. Make XamReportPreciew content visible . It is true by default. docViewer.IsContentVisible = True ' 5. Call print method DocumentViewer doc = docViewer.DocumentViewer doc.Focus() End Sub
private void XamReportPreviewSample() { //initialize controls StackPanel stackPanel = new StackPanel(); stackPanel.Children.Add(XamDataGrid1); XamReportPreview docViewer = new XamReportPreview(); stackPanel.Children.Add(docViewer); ReportProgressControl progressInfo = new ReportProgressControl(); stackPanel.Children.Add(progressInfo); Window1.Content = stackPanel; // 1. Create Report object Report reportObj = new Report(); // 2. Create EmbeddedVisualReportSection section. // Put the grid you want to print as a parameter of section's constructor EmbeddedVisualReportSection section = new EmbeddedVisualReportSection(XamDataGrid1); // 3. Add created section to report's section collection reportObj.Sections.Add(section); // Optional. If you have progress indicator set its Report property to created report progressInfo.Report = reportObj; // 4. Generate Preview docViewer.GeneratePreview(reportObj, false, true); //Optional. Make XamReportPreciew content visible . It is true by default. docViewer.IsContentVisible = true; // 5. Call print method DocumentViewer doc = docViewer.DocumentViewer; doc.Focus(); }
Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2