Format Event

Occurs after the section's data is loaded and bound to the section's controls, but before the section is rendered to the canvas.

[Visual Basic]
Public Event Format() As EventHandler

[C#]
public event EventHandler Format();

Remarks

The format event is the only event where the section's height may be changed. This event may be used to set or change the properties of any controls, or load subreport controls with subreports.

If the CanGrow or CanShrink property of any child control or the section itself is set to True, all of the growing and shrinking of child controls and the section itself takes place in this event. Because of this, information about a control or section's height would not be accurate since ActiveReports might modify the value immediately after the event to account for any layout or data changes.

Example

[C#]

private void Detail_Format(object sender, System.EventArgs eArgs) 
{ 
    this.Detail.AddBookmark("Products"); 
    this.Detail.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent; 
    this.Detail.CanGrow = true; 
    this.Detail.CanShrink = false; 
    this.Detail.Controls.Clear(); 
    this.Detail.Height = 2.0f; 
    this.Detail.Name = "Products"; 
    this.Detail.Visible = true; 
    this.Detail.SizeToFit(); 
}

[Visual Basic]

Private Sub Detail_Format(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Detail.Format

    Me.Detail.AddBookmark("Products")

    Me.Detail.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent

    Me.Detail.CanGrow = True

    Me.Detail.CanShrink = False

    Me.Detail.Controls.Clear()

    Me.Detail.Height = 2.0F

    Me.Detail.Name = "Products"

    Me.Detail.Visible = True

    Me.Detail.SizeToFit()

End Sub

See Also

Language

Format Event

Remarks

Example

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