Removing quotes from around a string parameter

I have a master page with a header that contains a text element. Within the text element I would like to display the value of a parameter without the quotes. It seems that Birt will automatically put the double quotes because the type of the parameter is string. This is a long shot but I am hoping that someone may know how to do this.

I get the value of the parameter as follows (assume I defined the param foo with the value "aaa"):
<value-of>params["foo"]</value-of>
I would get "aaa" and I want aaa instead.

Thanks in advance.

Find more posts tagged with

Comments

mwilliams

Hi Monma,

Are you talking about a standard text box style report parameter with a default value of "aaa" wanting to just display it in the report in a text element? Just making sure I'm clear.

Monma

Correct. This is a parameter that I added to the report that will be filled at run time. I display the value of the parameter in the page but I would like to display without the quotes surrounding which are added by BIRT because the parameter has a string type.
Thank you very much for all your help you have been wonderful.

Moncef

mwilliams

Moncef,

I don't see the quotes when I display a string parameter in the report in a text element. What version of BIRT are you using? Can you recreate this issue in a way that I can run the report and see it? Thanks.

Monma

Actually it was an issue I introduced. Sorry for wasting your time.

mwilliams

No problem at all!