DataSourceHandle is a subclass of ReportElementHandle. Get and set report item properties for a data source in the same way as for any other report element. DataSourceHandle also provides methods to access the scripting methods of the data source.

The two subclasses of DataSourceHandle, OdaDataSourceHandle and ScriptDataSourceHandle, provide the functionality for the two families of BIRT data sources. For more information about ODA data sources, install the Javadoc for the ODA API. The scripting methods for a scripted data source fully define the data source, as described earlier in this book.