Cross-Band Line

The Cross-band Line control allows you to draw a line through several bands. This can be useful if it is required to visually emphasize a section consisting of multiple band areas. In other aspects, it is similar to a regular Line.

Cross-Band line Control

Another cross-band control available is the Cross-band Box.

In the Property Grid, the Cross-band Line control's properties are divided into the following groups.

Appearance

  • Foreground Color

    Specifies the color of the control's line.

  • 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.

  • Line Style

    You can select a solid (by default), dashed, dotted or mixed style for the line.

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.

  • Visible

    Specifies whether the control should be visible in print preview.

Data

  • Tag

    This property allows you to add some additional information to the control; for example its id, by which it then can be accessible via scripts.

Design

  • (Name)

    Determines a control's name, by which it can be accessed in the Report Explorer, Property Grid or via scripts.

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.

  • Location

    Specifies the control's location, in report measurement units.

  • 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 line's width in report measurement units.