ActiveReports includes two new cross section controls that you can drop into any header or footer section. The controls automatically span any intervening sections to end in the related footer or header section.
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Note: If you try to drop a cross-section control into a section other than a header or footer, the mouse pointer changes to Unavailable, and you cannot drop the control.  |
CrossSectionLine
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The CrossSectionLine control is a vertical line that begins in the GroupHeader and ends in the corresponding section footer. At run time, the line stretches across the detail section. You can control the appearance of the line with properties such as:
- LineColor allows you to select a color for the line.
- LineStyle allows you to select from various styles of dashes, dots, or solid.
- LineWeight allows you to set the width of the line in pixels.
CrossSectionBox
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The CrossSectionBox control draws a rectangle that begins in a section header and ends in the corresponding section footer. You can control the appearance of the rectangle with the properties above, plus:
- Radius allows you to set a value in pixels to round the corners of the box, where 0 is a rectangle and 200 is a circle.
- BackColor allows you to select a background color for the control.
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Note: The background color of the CrossSectionBox control is rendered on the report page before any other sections and controls. This means that the background color is visible on transparent sections only. Unlike the background color, the border of the CrossSectionBox control is rendered after all other controls on the page. |
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Feature Limitation
The Cross Section controls will not be rendered when used in the Group section of a multi-column report (the ColumnCount property of the Detail section) if the ColumnLayout property of the Group section is set to True.