The Cross-band Box control allows you to draw a rectangle through several bands. This can be useful if it is required to visually encompass a section consisting of multiple band areas.
Another cross-band control available is the Cross-band Line.
In the Property Grid, the Cross-band Box control's properties are divided into the following groups.
Appearance
- Borders, Border Color and Border Width
Specify border settings for the control.
- Formatting Rules
Invokes the Formatting Rules Editor, allowing you to choose which rules should be applied to the control during report generation, and define the precedence of the applied rules. To learn more on this, refer to Conditionally Change a Control's Appearance.
Behavior
- Anchor Vertically
Specifies the vertical anchoring style of the control, so that after page rendering it stays attached to the top control, bottom control, or both.
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Visible
Specifies whether the control should be visible in print preview.
Data
Design
Layout
- End Band
Determines a band, in which the control finishes drawing.
- End Point
Determines the end point (from a band's upper left corner) where the control finishes drawing.
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Location
Specifies the control's location, in report measurement units.
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Snap Line Margin
Specifies the margin (in report measurement units), which is to be preserved around the control when it is aligned using Snap Lines, or when other controls are aligned next to it.
- Start Band
Determines a band, in which the control starts drawing.
- Start Point
Determines the starting point (from a band's upper left corner) where the control starts drawing.
- Width
Specifies the width of the Box, in report measurement units.
