Bands
The band is an object which is located directly on the report page and is a container for other objects like "Text", "Picture" and others.
In all, in FastReport there are 13 types of bands. Depending on its type, the band is printed in a certain place in the report.
| Band | How it's printed |
|---|---|
| Report Title | It is printed once at the very beginning of the report. You can choose the order of printing - before the "Page Header" band or after it - with the help of the "TitleBeforeHeader" page property. Changing this property can be done with the help of "Properties" window. By default, property is equal to true, that is, report title is printed before page header. |
| Report Summary | It is printed once at the end of the report, after the last data row, but before the "Page Footer" band. |
| Page Header | It is printed on top of every page of the report. |
| Page Footer | It is printed at the bottom of every page of the report. |
| Column Header | This band is used when printing a multi-columned report (when the number of columns indicated in the page setup > 1). It is printed on top of every column after the Page Header band. |
| Column Footer | Printed at the bottom of every column, before the Page Footer band. |
| Data | This band is connected to the data source and is printed as many times as there are rows in the source. |
| Data Header | This band is connected to the "Data" band and is printed before the first data row. |
| Data Footer | This band is connected to the "Data" band and is printed after the last data row. |
| Group Header | It is printed at the beginning of every group, when the value of the group condition changes. |
| Group Footer | It is printed at the end of every group. |
| Child | This band can be connected to any band, including another child band. It is printed immediately after its parent. |
| Overlay | Printed as a background on every report page. |
Consider the display of bands in the designer.
On the left side of the report page are the headers of the bands. By default, a new report contains 4 bands:
ReportTitle;
PageHeader;
Data;
PageFooter.
Bands can have a fill and border (disabled by default). Also, bands have a grid displayed in design-time for easy positioning of components. The grid can be set in "View" menu of the main menu.
To change the size of the band you can use the mouse. Move the cursor to the bottom of the band. The cursor changes. Click the left mouse button and adjust the height of the band by moving the mouse up or down.