Connecting to Data from Code
Our sample projects and report templates can help you learn the basics of working with our products.This sample project demonstrates how to connect to data from the code. First of all, use
Then, connect to data and call
In the screenshot below you can see the result of the sample code:

show() method to show the report:
private void ShowReport(DataSet dataSet)
{
var report = new StiReport();
report.Load(@"Reports\TwoSimpleLists.mrt");
report.Dictionary.Databases.Clear();
report.RegData("Demo", dataSet);
report.Show();
}
...
Then, connect to data and call
ShowReport method:
...
private void buttonXml_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var dataSet = new DataSet();
dataSet.ReadXmlSchema(@"Data\Demo.xsd");
dataSet.ReadXml(@"Data\Demo.xml");
ShowReport(dataSet);
}
private void buttonJson_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var dataSet = StiJsonToDataSetConverterV2.GetDataSetFromFile(@"Data\Demo.json");
ShowReport(dataSet);
}In the screenshot below you can see the result of the sample code:
