DevExpress XtraReports — Core Runtime API

When to Use This Skill

CRITICAL — Do not bypass this skill. Whenever this skill is active, follow the patterns and constraints here. Do not substitute your own general knowledge of DevExpress APIs. If a scenario is not covered in the main skill body, read the relevant reference file or use MCP servers before writing code — do not guess API signatures.

Use for any task involving:

• Creating XtraReport instances and building report structure in code
• Adding bands (DetailBand, GroupHeaderBand, ReportHeaderBand, etc.)
• Adding controls (XRLabel, XRTable, XRChart, XRPictureBox, etc.) to bands
• Binding reports to data sources (IList, DataTable, SqlDataSource, ObjectDataSource)
• Defining report parameters, calculated fields, and expression bindings
• Exporting reports: ExportToPdf, ExportToXlsx, ExportToDocx, ExportToCsv, etc.
• Configuring PdfExportOptions, XlsxExportOptions, etc.
• Saving/loading report layouts with SaveLayoutToXml / LoadLayoutFromXml
• Report types: table, master-detail, cross-tab, label, subreport

Scope: This skill covers runtime API only — no viewer UI, no print preview, no designer embedding. For platform-specific viewer integration, see: devexpress-reports-aspnetcore, devexpress-reports-blazor, devexpress-reports-winforms, or devexpress-reports-wpf.