DevExpress XtraReport in ASP.NET MVC 4 application

Question

This is my first time trying to create a DevExpress XtraReport in ASP.NET MVC 4 C#. I've followed the VERY simple example given on the DevExpress site:

http://documentation.devexpress.com/#XtraReports/CustomDocument9974

Of course, this is a very simple example that doesn't use any data. How would I modify this example to include data from the database that I'm using in my application? To make things simple, let's say that I have a FireCode model like below to a table in the database with the typical default controller. All I want to do is create a report that lists all the fire codes in the database. This is as simple a report that I can think of, but I don't know how to set it up within ASP.NET MVC 4 using the example that DevExpress gave:

public class FireCode
{
    public int FireCodeId { get; set; }
    public string Code { get; set; }
    public string Description { get; set; }
}

Thanks for any help!!

Sincerely,

Gregg

Answer 1

There are several ways to do this. The easiest, if you just want to create a report based on a table, is to use the built in DevExpress GridView DataExport function, illustrated here: https://demos.devexpress.com/MVCxGridViewDemos/Exporting/Export

If, however, you want to use the XtraReports functionality, you could follow this example: https://demos.devexpress.com/MVCxReportDemos/ReportTypes/TableReport

I hope this helps!