Setting Report Variables on the Server-Side
Our sample projects and report templates can help you learn the basics of working with our products.This example shows how to set report variable values on the server side using Stimulsoft Viewer for PHP. First, you need to include the Stimulsoft libraries:
Next, create a Viewer object and configure JavaScript-related options:
Next, define viewer events before processing. You can assign a PHP function, the name of a JavaScript function, or a JavaScript function as a string. Multiple event handlers can be added using the append() method. In this example, the onPrepareVariables event is used to set report variable values:
After defining events, process the request on the server side using process():
Next, create a report object and load a report template. The loadFile() method does not load the report on the server side; it only generates JavaScript code to load the report on the client side:
Assign the report to the viewer:
Finally, render the viewer as a complete HTML page using printHtml():
In the screenshot below you can see the result of the sample code:
<?php
require_once '../vendor/autoload.php';
use Stimulsoft\Events\StiVariablesEventArgs;
use Stimulsoft\Report\StiReport;
use Stimulsoft\Viewer\StiViewer;
?>Next, create a Viewer object and configure JavaScript-related options:
$viewer = new StiViewer();
$viewer->javascript->relativePath = '../';
$viewer->javascript->appendHead('<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/../favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">');Next, define viewer events before processing. You can assign a PHP function, the name of a JavaScript function, or a JavaScript function as a string. Multiple event handlers can be added using the append() method. In this example, the onPrepareVariables event is used to set report variable values:
$viewer->onPrepareVariables = function (StiVariablesEventArgs $args) {
if (count($args->variables) > 0) {
$args->variables['Name']->value = 'Maria';
$args->variables['Surname']->value = 'Anders';
$args->variables['Email']->value = 'm.anders@stimulsoft.com';
$args->variables['Address']->value = 'Obere Str. 57, Berlin';
$args->variables['Sex']->value = false;
$args->variables['BirthDay']->value = '1982-03-20 00:00:00';
}
};After defining events, process the request on the server side using process():
$viewer->process();Next, create a report object and load a report template. The loadFile() method does not load the report on the server side; it only generates JavaScript code to load the report on the client side:
$report = new StiReport();
$report->loadFile('../reports/Variables.mrt');Assign the report to the viewer:
$viewer->report = $report;Finally, render the viewer as a complete HTML page using printHtml():
$viewer->printHtml();In the screenshot below you can see the result of the sample code: