DevComponents in FastReport objects, ...

Domi

Hi,

I'm using DevCommponents too (nice components, good choice :-) ), I wanted to know if it's possible that the user components used and created inside the reports (forms, dialog, buttons, ...)
inherit from DevComponents to have the same look as my applications ?

thanks in advance,
Domi.

ipong

yes, you can, but limited to the version embedded in fastreport

for example, in window forms:

        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            ...

            this.DotNetBarButton = new FastReport.DevComponents.DotNetBar.ButtonItem();
            this.DotNetBarButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.DotNetBarButton_Click);
            this.PreviewControl1 = new FastReport.Preview.PreviewControl();

            ...

            //
            //DotNetBarButton
            //
            this.DotNetBarButton.ItemAlignment = FastReport.DevComponents.DotNetBar.eItemAlignment.Near;
            this.DotNetBarButton.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
            this.DotNetBarButton.Text = "Open Data";
            this.DotNetBarButton.ButtonStyle = FastReport.DevComponents.DotNetBar.eButtonStyle.ImageAndText;
            this.PreviewControl1.ToolBar.Items.Insert(1, DotNetBarButton);

            //
            //PreviewControl1
            //
            this.PreviewControl1.Anchor = (System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom)
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)
                | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
            this.PreviewControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 45);
            this.PreviewControl1.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(5);
            this.PreviewControl1.Name = "PreviewControl1";
            this.PreviewControl1.PageOffset = new System.Drawing.Point(10, 10);
            this.PreviewControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(1008, 477);
            this.PreviewControl1.TabIndex = 0;
            this.Controls.Add(this.PreviewControl1);

            ...
        }
        internal FastReport.Preview.PreviewControl PreviewControl1;
        internal FastReport.DevComponents.DotNetBar.ButtonItem DotNetBarButton;

Domi

Thanks for that ipong but your code is how I can use the DevComponent controls (from fastreport) in MY application; what I want is how I can use the DevComponent directly INSIDE the reports, from here :

in the following, "MyForm" should have the look and theme from DevComponent and what i have choosen in my main application.

ipong

1. add a reference : FastReport.Bars.dll (menu Report=>Options=Script)
2. add dialog form, with name = Form1
3. in report script, create a wrapper for devcomponent, for example : button

  public class ReportScript
  {
    private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      DotNetBarButtonControl button = new DotNetBarButtonControl();
      FastReport.DevComponents.DotNetBar.ButtonX properties = button.Button;
      properties.AccessibleRole = System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleRole.PushButton;
      properties.ColorTable = FastReport.DevComponents.DotNetBar.eButtonColor.OrangeWithBackground;
      properties.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
      properties.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
      properties.Style = FastReport.DevComponents.DotNetBar.eDotNetBarStyle.StyleManagerControlled;
      properties.Text = "Click Me";
      properties.Click += new System.EventHandler(button_Click);
      Form1.Controls.Add(button);
    }
    
    private void button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      MessageBox.Show("Hello World");
    }
  }
  
  public class DotNetBarButtonControl : FastReport.Dialog.DialogControl
  {
    private FastReport.DevComponents.DotNetBar.ButtonX _button;
    
    public FastReport.DevComponents.DotNetBar.ButtonX Button
    {
      get
      {
        return this._button;
      }
    }
    
    public DotNetBarButtonControl()
    {
      this._button = new FastReport.DevComponents.DotNetBar.ButtonX();
      base.Control = this._button;
    }
  }

4. that's all, run it