Type Property (Parameter)

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
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property Type As Parameter.DataType

public Parameter.DataType Type {get; set;}

Property Value

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

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.

Example

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;
}

Visual Basic

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

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

Parameter Class
Parameter Members
Parameter.DataType Enumeration