Annotation Class

Annotation is the base class for Annotation objects.

Object Model

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Class Annotation 
   Inherits System.ComponentModel.Component

public class Annotation : System.ComponentModel.Component

Example

using GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.Annotations;

rptAnnotations rpt = new rptAnnotations();
private void AddAnnotations()
{
   //Run the report first
   rpt.Run();
   
   //Assign the viewer
   this.viewer1.Document = rpt.Document;
   
   //Create an annotation and assign property values
   AnnotationCircle circle = new AnnotationCircle();
   circle.Color = System.Drawing.Color.GreenYellow;
   circle.Border.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Chartreuse;
  
   //Add the annotation
   circle.Attach(1,1); //screen location
   this.viewer1.Document.Pages[0].Annotations.Add(circle);

   //Set the size properties. The annotation must be added to the page first.
   circle.Height = 0.25f;
   circle.Width = 0.50f;

   //Save annotations to an RDF file
   rpt.Document.Save("C:\\MyAnnotations.rdf");
}

Visual Basic

Dim rpt As New rptAnnotations
Private Sub AddAnnotations() 
   'Run the report first
   rpt.Run()

   'Assign the viewer
   Me.Viewer1.Document = rpt.Document

   'Create an annotation and assign property values
   Dim circle As New AnnotationCircle
   circle.Color = System.Drawing.Color.GreenYellow
   circle.Border.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Chartreuse

   'Add the annotation
   circle.Attach(1,1) 'screen location
   Me.Viewer1.Document.Pages(0).Annotations.Add(circle)

   'Set the size properties. The annotation must be added to the page first.
   circle.Height = 0.25
   circle.Width = 0.50

   'Save annotations to an RDF file
   rpt.Document.Save("C:\\MyAnnotations.rdf")
End Sub

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.MarshalByRefObject
      System.ComponentModel.Component
         GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.Annotations.Annotation
            GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.Annotations.AnnotationBaseText
            GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.Annotations.AnnotationCircle
            GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.Annotations.AnnotationLine
            GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.Annotations.AnnotationRectangle

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, 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

Reference

Annotation Members
GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.Section.Annotations Namespace