Custom Element (RDL)

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Contains custom information to be passed to the rendering extension.

Syntax

<Report> <!-- or Line, Rectangle, Textbox, Image, Subreport, List, Matrix, Table, Chart, Grouping -->
    ...
    <Custom>...</Custom>
    ...
</Report> <!-- or /Line, /Rectangle, /Textbox, /Image, /Subreport, /List, /Matrix, /Table, /Chart, /Grouping -->

Element Characteristics

Characteristic Description

Data type and length

None

Default value

None

Cardinality

0-1: Optional element that can occur once or not at all.

Element Relationships

Relationship Element

Parent elements

Chart, Grouping, Image, Line, List, Matrix, Rectangle, Report, Subreport, Table, Textbox

Child element

None

Remarks

The Custom element has no predefined child elements. However, you can insert any XML structure into this element. The rendering extensions included with SQL Server Reporting Services do not use the Custom element, though a custom rendering extension can use it. For information about developing custom rendering extensions, see Reporting Services Extensions.

See Also

Reference

Report Definition XML Elements

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance