.NET 8 WinForms 新闻

DevExpress 宣布新产品配置和定价

7月 14, 2025
DevExpress 25.1 版本包括新的 VCL Subscription +、强大的 AI 新工具以及 DevExpress .NET 产品线的许多更新。

DevExpress (Developer Express) is an award-winning software development company based in the United States. It produces coding assistance tools and components for Delphi, C++ Builder and Microsoft Visual Studio developers. The major part of its product line is VCL, .NET WinForms and ASP.NET components that replicate the UI of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications.

With the recent release of version 25.1, the entire DevExpress product line has undergone significant changes:

  • DevExpress VCL Subscription + - For years, DevExpress VCL Subscription has provided powerful, native VCL components for Delphi and C++Builder. With the launch of the new DevExpress VCL Subscription + (DevExpress VCL Subscription Plus), you also get access to DevExpress' JavaScript, ASP.NET Core, and Blazor UI libraries! With a single subscription, you get virtually everything you need to build rich, performant, cross-platform applications for Windows, the Web, and beyond. For a complete list of what's included in the new DevExpress VCL Subscription +, see our release notes.
  • DevExpress Reporting - The 25.1 release brings AI Assistance to this comprehensive suite of reporting tools. The new AI-powered Report Wizard uses natural language input to automatically build report layouts. Users can describe the report they need in plain text and the wizard interprets this input and automatically generates a matching report layout. For a full list of what's new in DevExpress Reporting v25.1, see our release notes.
  • DevExpress Universal - The flagship product has also been updated to bring AI functionality to many of its constituent products, including CodeRush Ultimate (with AI-powered tools to generate, modify, and navigate code) and DevExpress WinForms (with AI-driven semantic search). To see what's new in all of the product editions included in DevExpress Universal, see our release notes.

This powerful new functionality comes at a higher price. DevExpress has implemented price raises across all product lines for both new licenses and renewals. To view all of the current, updated prices, see the comprehensive product list on the DevExpress Brand Page.

**Note: If you have a current, valid quote from ComponentSource at the previous pricing, the price will be honored up to that quote's expiration date.

The DevExpress VCL Subscription + (DevExpress VCL Subscription Plus) includes:

  • DevExpress VCL Subscription
  • DevExtreme
  • DevExpress ASP.NET & Blazor

DevExpress Reporting is available to buy in the following products:

用 GPU 加速来加快图表呈现

7月 14, 2025
通过将密集型任务卸载到 GPU，Gigasoft ProEssentials 使用 Direct3D 呈现来提高性能，从而实现更快的场景构建。

Gigasoft ProEssentials is a robust charting library for Windows development, providing a wide array of 2D and 3D chart types. The product offers a versatile suite of components, such as Graph, Scientific Graph, and 3D Scientific Graph, enabling the creation of sophisticated visualizations. It's extensive support for various platforms and development environments, including WPF, WinForm, and integration with popular IDEs like Visual Studio, enhances flexibility and empowers developers to efficiently visualize data within their applications.

The Gigasoft ProEssentials provides Direct3D rendering, significantly enhancing scene construction performance. By leveraging the parallel processing power of the GPU, this feature accelerates the rendering process compared to traditional CPU-based methods. This results in faster visualization of complex scenes, improved responsiveness, and a more efficient use of system resources, ultimately enabling developers to create more performant and visually impressive applications.

Gigasoft ProEssentials is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with free technical support and maintenance for the life of the version. See our Gigasoft ProEssentials licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Gigasoft ProEssentials product page.

用 AI 辅助更快地构建报表

7月 10, 2025
DevExpress Reporting v25.1 添加一个新的报表向导，其使用自然语言输入来自动构建报表布局。

DevExpress Reporting is a comprehensive suite of reporting tools that empowers developers to create visually stunning and highly customizable reports for various applications. With its rich feature set, including data binding, layout design, printing, and exporting capabilities, DevExpress Reporting enables the efficient creation of reports that meet the most demanding business requirements.

The DevExpress Reporting v25.1 update introduces a new AI-powered Report Wizard (currently in Community Technology Preview), bringing natural language capabilities directly into the report design workflow. By allowing users to describe the report they need in plain text, the wizard interprets this input and automatically generates a matching report layout. This greatly reduces the time and expertise required to design reports, particularly for users who may not be familiar with the underlying report schema or expression syntax. It’s especially useful for quickly prototyping reports or enabling non-technical users to contribute to report design without writing code or manually configuring elements.

To see a full list of what's new in version 25.1, see our release notes.

DevExpress Reporting is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our DevExpress Reporting licensing page for full details.

DevExpress Reporting is available to buy in the following products:

以有意义的格式显示报表量度

7月 7, 2025
Stimulsoft Reports.NET 2025.3.1 添加灵活的值类型自定义选项，用于显示值、百分比和目标对。

Stimulsoft Reports.NET is a reporting tool that empowers developers to design, edit, view, export, and print reports of varying complexity. It features a user-friendly report designer and an interactive viewer, allowing connection to various data sources. The generated reports can be seamlessly integrated into both Windows Forms and ASP.NET applications, with export capabilities to numerous formats for maximum flexibility.

The Stimulsoft Reports.NET 2025.3.1 update enhances the Value Type property by allowing developers to customize how values are displayed in Progress and Indicator dashboard elements. Progress elements can now show raw values, percentages, or value and target pairs, while Indicator elements support raw values or value and target formats. This added flexibility helps developers present data in the most relevant format for their users, improving clarity and making dashboards more informative and purpose-driven.

To see a full list of what's new in 2025.3.1, see our release notes.

Stimulsoft Reports.NET is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. See our Stimulsoft Reports.NET licensing page for full details.

Stimulsoft Reports.NET is available in the following products:

使用紧凑的迷你图可视化趋势

7月 7, 2025
通过显示单元格内的数据趋势、增强清晰度、比较和决策能力，网格中的迷你图提供快速可视化见解。

Sparklines are small embedded charts displayed within individual cells of a data grid or table, offering a compact and intuitive way to visualize trends, patterns and variations in data. Unlike traditional charts, sparklines are designed to fit alongside text or numerical values, providing immediate visual context without taking up additional space. This makes them ideal for high density dashboards and reports where space efficiency and quick interpretation are important. By enabling users to scan and compare trends across multiple rows at a glance, sparklines support faster decision making and improved data comprehension. Common use cases include tracking stock performance over time, visualizing monthly sales trends, monitoring temperature fluctuations or comparing website traffic across multiple pages directly within the grid.

Several .NET Winforms grid controls offer support for sparklines including:

  • NOV Grid for .NET lets you embed sparklines directly into grid cells, enabling real-time trend visualization and compact data analysis.
  • Infragistics WinDataGrid (part of Infragistics Ultimate UI for Windows Forms) allows you to present performance trends within rows using sparklines, improving clarity and insight.
  • FlexGrid for WinForms (part of ComponentOne Studio WinForms by MESCIUS) facilitates data interpretation by integrating sparklines into each row for immediate visual context.
  • DevExpress WinForms Data Grid (part of DevExpress WinForms) enables compact graphical summaries with sparklines, allowing users to easily detect patterns.

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