JsonDataSource.Fill() Method

Populates the JsonDataSource object with JSON data.

Namespace: DevExpress.DataAccess.Json

Assembly: DevExpress.DataAccess.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public void Fill()

VB.NET

Public Sub Fill

Remarks

Use the Fill method to retrieve JSON data to the Report Designer’s Field List.

C#

using DevExpress.DataAccess.Json;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
// ...
public static JsonDataSource CreateDataSourceFromWeb() {
    var jsonDataSource = new JsonDataSource();
    // Specify the data source location
    jsonDataSource.JsonSource = new UriJsonSource(new Uri("http://northwind.servicestack.net/customers.json"));
    // Retrieve data from the JSON data source to the Report Designer's Field List
    jsonDataSource.Fill();
    return jsonDataSource;
}

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.DataAccess.Json
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
' ...
Public Shared Function CreateDataSourceFromWeb() As JsonDataSource
    Dim jsonDataSource = New JsonDataSource()
    ' Specify the data source location
    jsonDataSource.JsonSource = New UriJsonSource(New Uri("http://northwind.servicestack.net/customers.json"))
    ' Retrieve data from the JSON data source to the Report Designer's Field List
    jsonDataSource.Fill()
    Return jsonDataSource
End Function

Related GitHub Examples

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Note

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C#

winforms-dashboard-json-data-source/CS/DashboardJsonExample/Form1.cs#L52

jsonDataSource.RootElement = "Customers";
jsonDataSource.Fill();
return jsonDataSource;

Create-a-Report-Bound-To-JsonDataSource/CS/Create-a-Report-Bound-to-JsonDataSource/Form1.cs#L74

//Retrieve data from the JSON data source
jsonDataSource.Fill();
return jsonDataSource;

how-to-create-a-federated-data-source-at-runtime/CS/FederationDataSourceExample/FederationDataSourceHelper.cs#L208

jsonDataSource.JsonSource = new UriJsonSource(new Uri(urlString));
jsonDataSource.Fill();
return jsonDataSource;

jsondatasource-with-wpf-controls/CS/How-to-use-JsonDataSource-with-WPF-controls/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L30

jsonDataSource.JsonSource = new UriJsonSource(fileUri);
jsonDataSource.Fill();

how-to-create-data-access-library-data-sources-at-runtime-t424210/CS/JsonDataSourceSnippets/Code.cs#L16

    jsonDataSource.JsonSource = new DevExpress.DataAccess.Json.UriJsonSource(sourceUri);
    jsonDataSource.Fill();
}

VB.NET

winforms-dashboard-json-data-source/VB/DashboardJsonExample/Form1.vb#L49

jsonDataSource.RootElement = "Customers"
jsonDataSource.Fill()
Return jsonDataSource

how-to-create-a-federated-data-source-at-runtime/VB/FederationDataSourceExample/FederationDataSourceHelper.vb#L158

jsonDataSource.JsonSource = New UriJsonSource(New Uri(urlString))
jsonDataSource.Fill()
Return jsonDataSource

jsondatasource-with-wpf-controls/VB/How-to-use-JsonDataSource-with-WPF-controls/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L19

jsonDataSource.JsonSource = New UriJsonSource(fileUri)
jsonDataSource.Fill()
Me.grid.ItemsSource = jsonDataSource

how-to-create-data-access-library-data-sources-at-runtime-t424210/VB/JsonDataSourceSnippets/Code.vb#L13

    jsonDataSource.JsonSource = New DevExpress.DataAccess.Json.UriJsonSource(sourceUri)
    jsonDataSource.Fill()
End Sub

Reporting_how-to-provide-aspxreportdesigner-with-the-sqldatasource-objectdatasource-t271722/VB/WebApplication1/Default.aspx.vb#L31

jsonDataSource.JsonSource = New DevExpress.DataAccess.Json.UriJsonSource(sourceUri)
jsonDataSource.Fill()
Return jsonDataSource