Parameter.Type Property

Determines which values a report parameter can accept.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.Parameters

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v20.2.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Printing.Core, DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.Printing.Core

Declaration

C#

public virtual Type Type { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Overridable Property Type As Type

Property Value

Type	Description
Type	A Type object that specifies the type declarations. The default type is String.

Remarks

The Parameter.Type property determines which values a parameter can accept. Value editors are available for the following parameter types:

• String
• DateTime

• Number

  • 16-bit integer
  • 32-bit integer
  • 64-bit integer
  • floating point
  • double-precision floating point
  • decimal
• Boolean
• GUID (Globally Unique Identifier)

In the Print Preview, these editors are displayed in the Parameters panel.

The following image illustrates the standard editors for parameter values in a WinForms application.

See Use the Parameters Panel to Ask for User Input to learn how to implement value editors for parameters of custom types (such as enumerations or XPCollection objects).

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

Reporting_documentpreviewcontrol-how-to-create-a-drill-down-report-runtime-sample-t337482/CS/dxWPFApp/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L156

categoryNameParameter.Name = "catNameParam";
categoryNameParameter.Type = typeof(string);
detailReport.Parameters.Add(categoryNameParameter);

Reporting_how-to-assign-a-list-of-dynamic-values-to-a-report-parameter-e4081/CS/DynamicParameterValues/XtraReport1.cs#L16

Parameter parameter1 = new Parameter();
parameter1.Type = typeof(System.Int32);
parameter1.Name = "parameterProduct";

Reporting_how-to-assign-a-list-of-static-values-to-a-report-parameter-e4082/CS/StaticParameterValues/XtraReport1.cs#L19

Parameter parameter1 = new Parameter();
parameter1.Type = typeof(System.Int32);
parameter1.Name = "parameterProduct";

Reporting_how-to-add-a-pre-created-parameter-instance-to-the-field-list-and-keep-the-e4247/CS/Parameters/Form2.cs#L17

parameter.Name = "MyDateTimeParameter";
parameter.Type = typeof(DateTime);
xrDesignPanel1.Report.Parameters.Add(parameter);

Reporting_how-to-create-parameter-editors-that-are-dependent-on-each-others-values-e3291/CS/DependentEditors/XtraReportBase.cs#L188

parameter.Name = name;
parameter.Type = type;
parameter.Description = description;

VB.NET

Reporting_documentpreviewcontrol-how-to-create-a-drill-down-report-runtime-sample-t337482/VB/dxWPFApp/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L160

categoryNameParameter.Name = "catNameParam"
categoryNameParameter.Type = GetType(String)
detailReport.Parameters.Add(categoryNameParameter)

Reporting_how-to-add-a-pre-created-parameter-instance-to-the-field-list-and-keep-the-e4247/VB/Parameters/Form2.vb#L19

parameter.Name = "MyDateTimeParameter"
parameter.Type = GetType(DateTime)
xrDesignPanel1.Report.Parameters.Add(parameter)

Reporting_how-to-create-parameter-editors-that-are-dependent-on-each-others-values-e3291/VB/DependentEditors/XtraReportBase.vb#L202

parameter.Name = name
parameter.Type = type
parameter.Description = description

Reporting_end-user-designer-how-to-customize-parameters-in-the-print-preview-t210774/VB/CustomSavingEUD/Form1.vb#L48

Dim info As ParameterInfo = e.ParametersInformation(0)
If info.Parameter.Type Is GetType(Int32) Then
    info.Editor = New SpinEdit()

reporting-winforms-parameter-dynamic-list/VB/MultiValueParametersExample/Form1.vb#L23

' Specify other parameter properties.
param1.Type = GetType(Integer)
param1.MultiValue = True

Implements

Type