gistfile1.txt

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Core;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Bars;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Layout.Core;
using DevExpress.Xpf.Docking;


namespace DXWPFApplication1
{
    public partial class MainWindow : DXWindow
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

        }
        void makepdf_click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
        {
            new PdfWriter().Write().Open();
        }
    }

    public class ReportSection
    {
        public string Title { get; set; }
        public List<ReportItem> Items { get; set; }
        public bool MultiColumn { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the ReportSection class.
        /// </summary>
        public ReportSection()
        {
            Items = new List<ReportItem>();
        }
    }
    public class ReportItem
    {
        public string BulletItem { get; set; }
        public static implicit operator ReportItem(string @string) { return new ReportItem { BulletItem = @string }; }
        public static implicit operator string(ReportItem ri) { return ri.BulletItem; }
    }

    public class ReportSectionCollection : List<ReportSection>
    {

    }
    public class PdfWriter
    {
        ReportSectionCollection reportSectionCollection;

        public PdfWriter Write()
        {
            reportSectionCollection = new ReportSectionCollection();
            mapResultsToReport();
            var report = new XtraReport();
            report.DataSource = reportSectionCollection;
            report.ExportToPdf("report.pdf");
            return this;
        }

        public void Open() { System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("report.pdf"); }

        void mapResultsToReport()
        {
            Top5_one();
            three();
            two();
            five();
            four();
            six();
            seven();
        }
        private void Top5_one()
        {
            string tableTitle = "This is my first section and this is the title. See, nice eh?";
            ReportSection newReportSection = new ReportSection { Title = tableTitle };
            reportSectionCollection.Add(newReportSection);
            new[] { "Thing 1", "Thing 2", "Thing 3", "Thing 4","Thing 5" }.ToList().ForEach(i =>
            {
                newReportSection.Items.Add(i);
            });
        }

        private void two()
        {
            string tableTitle = "And here you thought There was only thing 1 and 2";
            ReportSection newReportSection = new ReportSection { Title = tableTitle, MultiColumn= true };
            reportSectionCollection.Add(newReportSection);
            new[] { "nope", "There are lots more things", "not just ", "Thing 3", "Thing 4", "Thing 5", "but other things along","with the cat" }
                .ToList().ForEach(i =>
            {
                newReportSection.Items.Add(i);
            });
        }

        private void three()
        {
            string tableTitle = "We keep on going and going to places";
            ReportSection newReportSection = new ReportSection { Title = tableTitle, MultiColumn = true };
            reportSectionCollection.Add(newReportSection);
            new[] { "seas", "new islands", "our moon", "planets", "other moons", "maybe other solar systems", "but not for a long time", "with the cat" }
                .ToList().ForEach(i =>
                {
                    newReportSection.Items.Add(i);
                });
        }

        private void four()
        {
            string tableTitle = "Lorem Ipsum is boring. This is much more fun. I like making silly things to file this report.";
            ReportSection newReportSection = new ReportSection { Title = tableTitle, MultiColumn=false };
            reportSectionCollection.Add(newReportSection);
            System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Split(
@"
", "\n")
                .ToList().ForEach(i =>
                {
                    newReportSection.Items.Add(i);
                });
        }

        private void five()
        {
            string tableTitle = "places are nice, but how is fun too";
            ReportSection newReportSection = new ReportSection { Title = tableTitle };
            reportSectionCollection.Add(newReportSection);
            new[] { "rockets", "solar sails", "warp drive", "FTL", "wormhole", "stargate", "Card's silly 'in and out'",  }
                .ToList().ForEach(i =>
                {
                    newReportSection.Items.Add(i);
                });
        }

        private void six()
        {
            string tableTitle = "Civil wars over teh world";
            ReportSection newReportSection = new ReportSection { Title = tableTitle };
            reportSectionCollection.Add(newReportSection);
            new[] { "powerful unions interfere", "its a dangerous situation for us all", 
                "atomic bombs are ready to be launched", "it's time we unite",
                "its time we scan the universe", "its time to move on", }
                .ToList().ForEach(i =>
                {
                    newReportSection.Items.Add(i);
                });
        }

        private void seven()
        {
            string tableTitle = "We have the technology for destruction";
            ReportSection newReportSection = new ReportSection { Title = tableTitle };
            reportSectionCollection.Add(newReportSection);
            new[] { "Can we use that knowledge to survive?", "Reverse the process and make something great", 
                "Our calling is not to die", "We have to find a way to survive",
                "We seek Colony 5",
                "The time is right",
                "Last chance for mankind",
                "To survive", "its time to move on", }
                .ToList().ForEach(i =>
                {
                    newReportSection.Items.Add(i);
                });
        }
    }

}