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 (Declaration)
Public Property Type As Parameter.DataType

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`Dim instance As Parameter Dim value As Parameter.DataType instance.Type = value value = instance.Type`

C#
public Parameter.DataType Type {get; set;}

Return Value

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

Example

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`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; }`

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`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`

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.

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