Binding Report List to ObjectDataSource List Property

[Axial]

I'm trying to figure out how to bind a List to a List<T> property of my main data source and I'm having trouble.

 I have a report that binds like this:

                var report = new TQuoteReport
                {
                    DataSource = new ObjectDataSource
                    {
                        DataSource = quote // Quote is my object
                    }
                };

                var reportProcessor = new ReportProcessor();

                var reportSource = new InstanceReportSource()
                {
                    ReportDocument = report
                };

                var renderingResult = reportProcessor.RenderReport("PDF", reportSource, null);

                return renderingResult.DocumentBytes;

 And the Quote looks like this:

     public class Quote
    {

        public int Id { get; set; }
        public DateTime Created { get; set; }

        ...

        public List<LineItem> LineItems { get; set; }

    }

 where LineItem is just a basic object like this:

    public class LineItem

    {

        public int Id { get; set; }

        ...

    }

 

The main report binding fields work great with [= Fields.Id]

However, I can't figure out how to bind the LineItem List to a List report object. In the designer it will only let me bind the datasource with the ObjectDataSource that is set to Quote. It won't let me choose the LineItem list. I feel like I'm missing something here. 

 What am I not doing right? I would rather keep it all in one report and not do a subreport if I don't have to.

 Thanks!

        public int Id { get; set; }

     public class Quote
    {

        public int Id { get; set; }
        public DateTime Created { get; set; }

        ...

        public List<LineItem> LineItems { get; set; }

    }

     public class Quote
    {

        public int Id { get; set; }
        public DateTime Created { get; set; }

        ...

        public List<LineItem> LineItems { get; set; }

    }

[Axial]

Nevermind. I figured out how to bind it with a binding called DataSource and the expression [=ReportItem.DataObject.LineItems] 

 I had missed the DataSource item in the binding property.

[Stef]

Hello Austin,

Thank you for this update. I am glad to hear the issue is resolved.

For any one interested in the solution, please check How to use the ReportItem.DataObject property in expressions and How to Databind to Collection Properties.

Regards,
Stef
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