Released: Nov 1, 2021

Updates in 21.2

Features

Reporting for WinUI

• DevExpress Reports supports WinUI and ships with a fully integrated Microsoft Visual Studio Report Designer.
  • Important Note: DevExpress Reports is not included in the WinUI component distribution. To use DevExpress Reports within your WinUI application/project, you must purchase a DevExpress Subscription (Universal, DXperience, or Reporting Subscription).
• WinUI Document Viewer
  • The new WinUI DocumentViewer Control allows you to preview, export, and print reports created with the DevExpress Reporting Platform. Features include:
    • Preview and Print Reports.
    • Export to PDF, XLS, XLSX, RTF, DOCX, MHT, HTML, TXT, CSV and Image.
    • Page Navigation and Zoom.
    • Report Parameters / Parameters Panel.
• Visual Studio Report Designer for WinUI
  • The DevExpress Visual Studio Report Designer allows you to quickly create reports. You can use integrated report and data source wizards, group and sort data, drag and drop report controls/fields onto the report design surface, localize reports, handle events, and preview reports.

Microsoft Windows 11 Support

• DevExpress WinUI controls now support Windows 11 appearance guidelines and adhere to style standards introduced in Windows App SDK 1.0.

Data Grid

• Preview. Print. Export
  • You can now render WinUI Data Grid content to paper just like a traditional WYSIWYG report or export data to numerous file formats. With this API, you can save your data as:
    • PDF.
    • XLS.
    • XLSX.
    • CSV.
    • MHT.
    • HTML.
    • RTF.
    • DOCX.
    • TXT.
    • Image.
  • The new Document Viewer allows users to preview results and customize page margins, document orientation, paper size, and relevant page settings.
• New Row/Cell Rendering Engine
  • The UI portion of the WinUI Data Grid - the portion responsible for row/cell rendering - has been completely rewritten. It now offers fast loading speed and unmatched scrolling performance.
• New Appearance API
  • The new WinUI DataGrid API offers simplified appearance customization options for data rows, group rows, and cells:
    • RowStyleSettings.
    • GroupRowStyleSettings.
    • CellStyleSettings.
  • New settings replace previous styles and templates. You can use them to customize the grid's appearance without impacting its loading and scrolling speed.