Class DesignerControl

Represents the standard report designer.

Inheritance
System.Object
System.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel.Component
System.Windows.Forms.Control
System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl
System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl
System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
Designer
DesignerControl
Inherited Members
Namespace: FastReport.Design.StandardDesigner
Assembly: FastReport.dll
Syntax
[ToolboxBitmap(typeof(Report), "Resources.DesignerControl.bmp")]
public class DesignerControl : Designer, IDropTarget, ISynchronizeInvoke, IWin32Window, IBindableComponent, IComponent, IDisposable, IContainerControl, ISupportInitialize
Remarks

This control extends the Designer control with standard menu, status bar, and toolbars.

To choose toolbars and tool windows in design-time, click the "View" menu in this control and select what you want to see. Toolbars can be reordered using the mouse.

To restore the designer layout at runtime, you need to call the RefreshLayout method in your form's Load event handler.

Constructors

DesignerControl()

Initializes a new instance of the DesignerControl class with default settings.

Declaration
public DesignerControl()

Properties

MainMenu

Gets the main menu.

Declaration
[Browsable(false)]
public DesignerMenu MainMenu { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
DesignerMenu

ShowMainMenu

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the main menu should be displayed or not.

Declaration
[SRCategory("Toolbars")]
public bool ShowMainMenu { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

ShowStatusBar

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the status bar should be displayed or not.

Declaration
[SRCategory("Toolbars")]
public bool ShowStatusBar { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

Methods

InitPlugins()

Initializes designer plugins such as toolbars and toolwindows.

Declaration
protected override void InitPlugins()
Overrides

ShowStatus(String, String, String, String)

Shows the selected object's information in the designer's statusbar.

Declaration
public override void ShowStatus(string location, string size, string text, string distanceRight)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String location

Object's location.
System.String size

Object's size.
System.String text

Textual information about the selected object.
System.String distanceRight
Overrides

UpdateDpiDependencies(Object)

Updates layout and images on dpi change.

Declaration
public override void UpdateDpiDependencies(object sender)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Object sender

The sender object.
Overrides

Extension Methods