C1Report has a ReportDefinition property that allows you to get or set the entire report definition as a string. This is a convenient way to store and retrieve report definitions in databases or in data structures within your application.

The ReportDefinition string contains the exact same XML that would be stored in the report definition file, for example:

To write code in Visual Basic

' Load report definition into C1Report component
c1r.Load(reportFile, reportName)
 
' Copy report definition to the clipboard
Dim repDef As String = c1r.ReportDefinition
Clipboard.SetDataObject(repDef)
 
' Copy report definition to c1r2 component
c1r2.ReportDefinition = repDef

To write code in C#

// Load report definition into C1Report component
c1r.Load(reportFile, reportName);
 
// Copy report definition to the clipboard
string repDef = c1r.ReportDefinition;
Clipboard.SetDataObject(repDef);
 
// Copy report definition to c1r2 component
c1r2.ReportDefinition = repDef;