Add Method

Adds a new section to the collection with the specified name

[Visual Basic]
Public Function Add( _
   ByVal type As SectionType, _
   ByVal name As String _
) As Section

[C#]
public Section Add( 
   SectionType type,
   string name
);

Parameters

type: SectionType of the new section.
name: Name of the new section, must be unique within the report.

Return Type

A reference to the newly added Section.

Remarks

When modifying the layout of a report, the Insert methods are easier to use for header/footer section pairs.

Example

[C#]

private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) 
{ 
    DataDynamics.ActiveReports.ActiveReport rpt = new DataDynamics.ActiveReports.ActiveReport(); 
    rpt.Sections.Add(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.SectionType.Detail,"Detail"); 
    rpt.Sections.InsertPageHF(); 
    rpt.Sections[0].BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.DarkOrchid; 
    rpt.Sections[1].BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Orchid; 
    rpt.Sections[2].BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.DarkOrchid; 
    rpt.Run(); 
    this.arv.Document = rpt.Document; 
}

[Visual Basic]

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click

    Dim rpt As New DataDynamics.ActiveReports.ActiveReport

    rpt.Sections.Add(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.SectionType.Detail, "Detail")

    rpt.Sections.InsertPageHF()

    rpt.Sections(0).BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.DarkOrchid

    rpt.Sections(1).BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Orchid

    rpt.Sections(2).BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.DarkOrchid

    rpt.Run()

    Me.Viewer1.Document = rpt.Document

End Sub

See Also

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