How to provide custom names for the Field List data items

This example demonstrates how to use the IDisplayNameProvider interface to change the names of the Field List items shown in both the Visual Studio and End-User report designers.

This example shows an implementation of the IDisplayNameProvider interface for the DevExpress.DataAccess.Sql.SqlDataSource class, which allows the Field List to automatically retrieve the custom names from a data source that implements this interface.

Files to Review

• Form1.cs (VB: Form1.vb)
• MySqlDataSource.cs (VB: MySqlDataSource.vb)

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