Reporting > Examples > Provide Data to a Report > How to: Create a Report with Parameters (Runtime Sample)
private void simpleButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { // Create a report instance. XtraReport1 report = new XtraReport1(); // Create a parameter and specify its name. Parameter param1 = new Parameter(); param1.Name = "CatID"; // Specify other parameter properties. param1.Type = typeof(System.Int32); param1.Value = 1; param1.Description = "Category: "; param1.Visible = true; // Add the parameter to the report. report.Parameters.Add(param1); // Specify the report's filter string. report.FilterString = "[CategoryID] = [Parameters.CatID]"; // Force the report creation without previously // requesting the parameter value from end-users. report.RequestParameters = false; // Show the parameter's value on a Report Header band. XRLabel label = new XRLabel(); label.DataBindings.Add(new XRBinding(param1, "Text", "Category: {0}")); ReportHeaderBand reportHeader = new ReportHeaderBand(); reportHeader.Controls.Add(label); report.Bands.Add(reportHeader); // Assign the report to a ReportPrintTool, // to hide the Parameters panel, // and show the report's print preview. ReportPrintTool pt = new ReportPrintTool(report); pt.AutoShowParametersPanel = true; pt.ShowPreviewDialog(); }