Report.Render Method (String, String)

Processes the report and renders it in the specified format.

Namespace:   Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms
Assembly:  Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms (in Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms.dll)

Syntax

public byte[] Render(
    string format,
    string deviceInfo
)

public:
array<unsigned char>^ Render(
    String^ format,
    String^ deviceInfo
)

member Render : 
        format:string *
        deviceInfo:string -> byte[]

Public Function Render (
    format As String,
    deviceInfo As String
) As Byte()

Parameters

• format
  Type: System.String

  The format in which to render the report. This parameter maps to a rendering extension.

  In local processing mode, supported extensions are Excel, PDF, Word, and Image. In remote processing mode, supported extensions depend on the extensions supported by the report server.

  You can access the list of available rendering extensions using the ListRenderingExtensions method in ServerReport or LocalReport, depending on the processing mode (see ProcessingMode).

• deviceInfo
  Type: System.String

  An XML string that contains the device-specific content that is required by the rendering extension specified in the format parameter. For more information about device information settings for specific output formats, see fe718939-7efe-4c7f-87cb-5f5b09caeff4 Device Information Settings in SQL Server Books Online.

Return Value

Type: System.Byte[]

A byte array of the report in the specified format.

See Also

Render Overload
Report Class
Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms Namespace

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