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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 .

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.

• Foreground Color
  

  Specifies the color of the control's line. This option is also available in the Formatting Toolbar  ().

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• (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.
  

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