Using Common Function and Assembly References (Report Builder 3.0)

Report Builder provides a set of built-in functions that you can include in an expression. Built-in functions include Microsoft .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR) classes and Visual Basic run-time library functions. For convenience, you can view the most commonly used functions in the Expression dialog box, where they are listed by category: Text, Date and Time, Math, Inspection, Program Flow, Aggregate, Financial, Conversion, and Miscellaneous. Less commonly used functions do not appear in the list but can still be used in an expression.

Including References to Commonly Used Functions

Use the Expression dialog box to view a categorized list of common functions built-in to Reporting Services. When you expand Common Functions and click a category, the Item pane displays the list of functions that you include in an expression. The common functions include classes from the .NET Framework System.Math and System.Convert namespaces and Visual Basic run-time library functions. To use a built-in function, double-click the function name in the Item pane. A description of the function appears in the Description pane and an example of the function call appears in the Example pane. 

For more information about each function, see System.Math, System.Convert, and "Visual Basic Run-Time Library Members" on MSDN.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Add Code to a Report (Report Builder 3.0)

Reference

Expression Examples (Report Builder 3.0)

Concepts

Expressions (Report Builder 3.0)

Using Custom Code References in Expressions (Report Builder 3.0)