Working With Report Items
Report items are used in the report depending on the data that will be displayed, for example, a TextBox item for static or data-bound text, a PictureBox for displaying images, a Barcode for showing barcode in a label report, and so on.
Every report item is an instance of the ReportItemBase class. Report items can reside inside report sections or containers such as Panel or Table, Crosstab, or List items.
Arranging Report Items
The report content is displayed in the report items. To use report items, select them from the Toolbox and place them on your report.
In Visual Studio
To display and arrange the report items in Visual Studio:
Open the report in design view.
Expand the Telerik Reporting tab of the Toolbox.
Select the report item that you want to place.
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Drag the report item from the Toolbox to the design surface of the report.
Alternatively, select the section of the report where you want the report item to appear by clicking the section header. Then, double-click the report item in the Toolbox. You can also select the report item in the Toolbox and draw a bounding rectangle to indicate the area the report item will occupy.
In the Standalone Designer
To display and arrange the report items in the Standalone Designer:
Open the report in design view.
Click the Insert tab of the ribbon.
Select the report item that you want to place and click on it.
Relocating Report Items
To move a report item:
Hover over the report item.
When the cross hair cursor appears, click and drag the report item.
Changing the Size
To change the size of a report item:
- Click the report item to select it.
- Click and drag one of the size handles on the edge of the report item to the desired size.
Controlling the Height
To remove blank vertical space in a container, such as a report section or panel item, whenever you control the visibility of report items in runtime, set its respective height to a very small value, for exampe, 1mm.
A Section or a Panel item can expand to accommodate their children but cannot shrink or take space that is no longer occupied. To make a section or a panel to shrink only at runtime, set its Height property in the report constructor and place the Height property assignment code right after the IntializeComponent() method call.