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Type Property
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Gets or sets a value that determines the type of input control to be created to collect the parameter value from the user.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Property Type As Parameter.DataType
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Dim instance As Parameter
Dim value As Parameter.DataType
 
instance.Type = value
 
value = instance.Type
C# 
public Parameter.DataType Type {get; set;}

Return Value

A DataType enumeration value that determines the type of control to be created for the parameters input dialog.

Example

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private void rptDataDynamics_ReportStart(object sender, System.EventArgs eArgs)
{
   this.Parameters[0].DefaultValue = "Germany";
   this.Parameters[0].Key = "country";
   this.Parameters[0].Prompt = "Country: ";
   this.Parameters[0].Tag = "some extra data";
   this.Parameters[0].Type = Parameter.DataType.String;
}
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Private Sub rptDD_ReportStart(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.ReportStart
    Me.Parameters(0).DefaultValue = "Germany"
    Me.Parameters(0).Key = "country"
    Me.Parameters(0).Prompt = "Country: "
    Me.Parameters(0).Tag = "Some extra data"
    Me.Parameters(0).Type = Parameter.DataType.String
End Sub

Remarks

ActiveReports creates the parameters intput dialog for the user dynamically based on the number of parameters and their type.  By default, all parameters are considered strings.  You can specify a Boolean control (checkbox) or a Date (calendar) control instead of a standard textbox.

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