The DataDynamics.ActiveReports namespace contains the report, control, and section classes that are the basis of all reports.
Classes
| Class | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ActiveReport | The ActiveReport class is the base class for all reports. It is used to execute and render the report. |
| ActiveReport.FetchEventArgs | FetchEventArgs class provides data required for the FetchData Event. |
| ARControl | ARControl is the base class for ActiveReports controls. You should not need to use this class in your application. |
| Barcode | The Barcode control is used to print barcode symbology in the report. |
| Barcode.BarCodeDataException | The exception thrown when an error is caused by an inapplicable value of the barcode control. For internal use only. |
| ChartControl | Renders a chart on the report. |
| CheckBox | Checkbox is used to print Boolean values as checked or unchecked. |
| ControlCollection | Represents a collection of ARControl objects. |
| CrossSectionBox | The CrossSectionBox control renders a rectangular outline with its corners where you place them in the header and footer sections, and its vertical lines growing with intervening sections. |
| CrossSectionControl | ARControl is the base class for ActiveReports CrossSection controls. You should not need to use this class in your application. |
| CrossSectionLine | The CrossSectionLine control renders a vertical line that begins where you place it in a header section, grows with any intervening sections, and ends where you place it in the related footer section. |
| CustomControl | CustomControl is a wrapper class that allows you to print .NET controls that inherit from System.Windows.Forms.Control |
| CustomControl.SIZE | |
| Detail | Detail section is the main section in a report. It is printed once for each record in the data source. |
| Field | The Field class represents any data field available for data binding in ActiveReports. |
| FieldCollection | The FieldCollection class manages the data binding fields used in the report. |
| GroupFooter | The GroupFooter section is directly related to the Detail section and its matching group header. It prints once each time a group of similar records (as defined in the GroupHeader.DataField property) ends. A GroupFooter section cannot exist without a matching GroupHeader section. |
| GroupHeader | The GroupHeader section prints once for every data group defined using the field specified in DataField property. A GroupHeader section requires a matching GroupFooter section. |
| Label | Prints static text on the report. |
| Line | Prints a line on the report. |
| OleObject | OleObject is a wrapper class for printing OLE objects. |
| PageBreak | PageBreak ends the current page and starts a new page at the control's location on the page. |
| PageFooter | The PageFooter section prints once at the bottom of every page in the report. |
| PageHeader | The PageHeader section prints once at the top of every page in the report.
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| PageSettings | Specifies the page settings used to print the report document pages. |
| Parameter | A Parameter is used to substitute values for parameter placeholders in the report's data source SQL query text. |
| ParameterCollection | Represents the collection of parameters that ActiveReports parses from the parameter placeholders in the data source SQL query. |
| Picture | Prints an image on the report. |
| ReportDataException | This exception is thrown when an error occurs while connecting to the report's data source. |
| ReportException | This exception or one of its descendent classes is thrown when an error occurs while running the report. |
| ReportFooter | The ReportFooter section prints once at the end of the report. |
| ReportHeader | The ReportHeader section is printed once at the beginning of the report. |
| ReportInfo | The ReportInfo control displays the information specified in the FormatString property. |
| ReportScriptException | The ReportScriptException is thrown when an error occurs in the report scripting code or any of the report's calculated DataField expressions. |
| RichTextBox | Prints text formatted as Rich Text (RTF) on the report. |
| Section | Section is the base class of all ActiveReports section types. |
| SectionCollection | Represents a collection of all sections (Section objects) in the report layout. |
| SectionEventArgs | For internal use only. |
| Shape | Prints a rectangular or oval shape on the report. |
| Style | Represents the formatting properties of a control. |
| StyleSheet | Represents the collection of Style objects used to format controls. |
| SubReport | Prints a linked report object as part of the current report. Subreports are linked using the Report property. |
| TextBox | Prints a formatted text value, bound or unbound. |
Delegates
| Delegate | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ActiveReport.FetchEventHandler | Represents the method that handles the FetchData event. |
| ActiveReport.ParameterUIClosedHandler | Represents a method that handles the ParameterUIClosed event. |
| SectionEventHandler | Represents the method that handles the Section events. |
Enumerations
| Enumeration | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | ActiveReport.ReportState | Determines the current state of the report engine. |
| ActiveReport.RpxFormat | Specifies the format in which the report is to be saved. |
| BarCodeCaptionPosition | Specifies the barcode caption position relative to the barcode symbol. |
| BarCodeDirection | Specifies the print direction of the barcode symbol. |
| BarCodeStyle | Type of code, or symbology, the barcode control will use to generate the barcode.
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| ChartControl.UIAction | Specifies the action to perform on the chart control. |
| ColumnDirection | Specifies the direction of columns in a multi-column report. |
| FieldTypeEnum | Provides a set of values for use with the FieldType property of the Field class. |
| GroupKeepTogether | Specifies whether a group header and footer pair with associated details will print as a single block on the same page. |
| ImageTypes | Specifies the type of image to be used for a chart. |
| LayoutAction | Specifies the action to be performed after a section is formatted. |
| LineStyle | Specifies the pen style used to draw a line. |
| NewColumn | Specifies whether a new column will be started before or after a section. |
| NewPage | Specifies whether a new page will be started before or after a section. |
| PageSettings.PrinterCollate | Determines the collation order when printing multiple copies of a report. |
| Parameter.DataType | Specifies the data type used to create the input control for collection of report parameter values. |
| ParameterCollection.ParseResultCode | Specifies the results of parsing the report's parameter values. |
| PictureAlignment | Determines the position of the picture within the control area. |
| RepeatStyle | Specifies whether a group header section will be repeated with subsequent detail pages. |
| RichTextBox.FindOptions | Specifies how a text search is carried out in a RichTextBox control. This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values. |
| RichTextBox.RichTextStreamType | Determines the RichText control's content type. |
| RichTextType | Determines the type of stream to load into the RichTextBox. |
| SectionType | Specifies the type of the section object. |
| ShapeType | Specifies the type of shape that the shape control should print. |
| SizeModes | Determines how a picture should be sized within the control area. |
| SummaryFunc | Determines the summary calculation function performed on the field value. |
| SummaryRunning | Determines whether summary values will be accumulated or reset based on the specified level. |
| SummaryType | Determines the type of field summary. |
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