Setting table datasource to collection in parent

[Carl]

Hello there,

I am creating a report whose datasource is an array of a custom object. I am displaying properties from my custom objects in text boxes successfully, however I also want to populate a table from a collection that is a property on my custom object.

If I use the NeedDataSource of the table I can't see how to access the current business object from the report's data source. If I try the following in the itemDataBinding the table does not get populated with any data:

        private void detail_ItemDataBinding(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Log.Debug("detail_ItemDataBinding");
             DetailSection section = (DetailSection) sender;
            MyObject c = section.DataObject.RawData as MyObject ;
            tblHistory.DataSource = c.History;
        }

Please can anyone advise where I am going wrong?

Many thanks, Carl

[Carl]

Hi there,

I don't know if this is the best way of doing it, but i got around my issue by having a local variable of MyObject. In the detail_ItemDataBinding I lookup the current MyObject instance then assign it to the local variable. In the table's NeedDataSource event I hook it up to the collection on the local MyObject instance.

Cheers, Carl

[Svetoslav]

Hi Carl,

What you need to do is to use the exact Table item that belongs to the current detail section like this:

private void detail_ItemDataBinding(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    var detail = sender as Telerik.Reporting.Processing.DetailSection;
    var processingTable = detail.ChildElements.Find("table1", true)[0] as Telerik.Reporting.Processing.Table;

    MyObject c = section.DataObject.RawData as MyObject ;
    processingTable.DataSource = c.History;
}

For complete explanation on using events in the Telerik Reporting engine please see Understanding Events help topic.

Kind regards,
Svetoslav
the Telerik team

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