Using object and nested objects as datasource

[LE DREAU Steeve]

Hi All,

I'm quite new to telerik reporting and wish to use an object as a datasource, a sort of reportmodel (like the viewmodel in MVVM pattern).

With that use, I will be sure to separate my reports from my datas.

But I didn't found anything that tells me i can use nested properties from my datasource.

Does Telerik Reporting tool support this ?

Thanks

BR,

Steeve

[Peter]

Hello COLIN Thierry,

With the last Reporting version Q1 2010 we have introduced a new component objectDataSource.
Any of the following data sources can be assigned to the DataSource property of the objectDataSource component:

• Any component that implements IEnumerable , including System.Array , IList , ICollection , and BindingSource
• Any component that implements IListSource, including DataTable, DataSet and DataView
• Any component that implements IDbDataAdapter, including SqlDataAdapter and OleDbDataAdapter
• System.Type which represents the type of the business object

Regarding your second question we support nested properties. You can use them the same ways as the ordinary properties. For example =Fields.Client.Address. We suggest you give it a try first and let us know if you have any specific questions.

Regards,
Peter
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[LE DREAU Steeve]

Hi Peter,

I'll give it a try as soon as we migrate to the new release.

Regards,

Steeve

[Matthias Auswöger]

Hi All,

I'm also new to telerik repoting and tried also to use objects as datasource,
and nested properties also work well.
There is one Question I have:

If i use a IEnumerable as Datasource which contains some Person-Objects.
The Person-Class has a Property "public IEnumerable<Phone> PhoneNumers { get; }".
How can i set the DataSource of the PhoneNumbersList in the PersonsList to the Value of the PhoneNumbers-Property?

Thanks

Regards,
Matthias Auswöger