Simpler way of initializing Reporting element?

[gureumi]

I'd like to find a simpler(and better) way of initializing an element.

Let me take an example of TextBox.
Because of Type conversion and etc. It is quite messy.

The following code is what I have as a solution. I used extension method.

Is Telerik going to provide something similar to this?

     double leftPoint = 0;
       double Y_FirstLine = 0.02;

     double width = 1.25;

     double height  = 0.25;

 

     Telerik.Reporting.TextBox textBox;

 

      // Add ItemInfoId Box

      textBox = new Telerik.Reporting.TextBox();        

      textBox.SetTextBoxAttribute("ItemId", leftPoint, Y_FirstLine, width, height);

      groupHeaderSection1.Items.Add(textBox);

 

      // Add Cost  Box

      leftPoint +=  0.6;

      textBox = new Telerik.Reporting.TextBox();

      textBox.SetTextBoxAttribute("COST", leftPoint, Y_FirstLine, width, height);

      groupHeaderSection1.Items.Add(textBox);

                  // a lot more of TextBoxes ... 

 

 

public static class TextBoxExtension

{

   public static void SetTextBoxAttribute(

         this Telerik.Reporting.TextBox  itemBox,

         string value, double left, double top, double width, double height)

   {

      itemBox.Value = value;

      itemBox.Location = new Telerik.Reporting.Drawing.PointU(

        new Telerik.Reporting.Drawing.Unit(left, Telerik.Reporting.Drawing.UnitType.Inch),

        new Telerik.Reporting.Drawing.Unit(top, Telerik.Reporting.Drawing.UnitType.Inch));

      itemBox.Size = new Telerik.Reporting.Drawing.SizeU(

        new Telerik.Reporting.Drawing.Unit(width, Telerik.Reporting.Drawing.UnitType.Inch),

        new Telerik.Reporting.Drawing.Unit(

             height, Telerik.Reporting.Drawing.UnitType.Inch));

   }

}