ReportDesignExtension.AssociateReportWithExtension(XtraReport, String) Method

Associates the report with the custom design extension, to employ parameters of custom types.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.Extensions

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v22.2.Extensions.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Reporting

Declaration

C#

public static void AssociateReportWithExtension(
    XtraReport report,
    string contextName
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Sub AssociateReportWithExtension(
    report As XtraReport,
    contextName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
report	XtraReport	An XtraReport class descendant.
contextName	String	A String value, identifying the context.

Remarks

To provide parameters of custom types to your report, you should create a custom report design extension inherited from the ReportDesignExtension class.

Then, register the extension (using the ReportDesignExtension.RegisterExtension method) and associate the report with the custom extension (using the AssociateReportWithExtension method).

To learn more, see Creating Custom Report Parameters.