# C1.Report.FlexReport.StartSection

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<h1 id="C1_Report_FlexReport_StartSection" data-uid="C1.Report.FlexReport.StartSection" class="text-break">StartSection Event
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<div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Occurs before each <a class="xref" href="C1.Report.Section.html">Section</a> is formatted.</p>
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<h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="C1.Report.html">C1.Report</a></h6>
<h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: C1.Report.dll</h6>
<h5 id="C1_Report_FlexReport_StartSection_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">[C1Description(&quot;C1FlexReport.StartSection&quot;, &quot;Occurs before each section is formatted.&quot;)]
public event ReportEventHandler StartSection</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">&lt;C1Description(&quot;C1FlexReport.StartSection&quot;, &quot;Occurs before each section is formatted.&quot;)&gt;
Public Event StartSection As ReportEventHandler</code></pre>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Report.ReportEventHandler.html">ReportEventHandler</a></td>
      <td>Occurs before each  is formatted.</td>
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<h5 id="C1_Report_FlexReport_StartSection_remarks"><strong>Remarks</strong></h5>
<div class="markdown level0 remarks"><p>When this event fires, the report fields have not been updated with the current values or sizes.</p>
<p>This is a good point to set field formatting parameters and visibility based on the current data values.</p>
<p>This event is equivalent to the <a class="xref" href="C1.Report.Section.OnFormat.html#C1_Report_Section_OnFormat">OnFormat</a> script property.</p>
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