Formatting particular text within SSRS

Question

I have two pieces of code that I would like to try to join together:

1.

Public Function DisplayAParameterValue(ByVal parameters as Parameters) as Object
    Return parameters("MyParameter").Value
End Function

2.

Function BoldText(Text As String) As String
   Return Text.Replace("ValueOfMyParameter", "<b>ValueOfMyParamter</b>)
End Function

The first bit of code will return the value of the parameter "MyParameter." I then want to run that value through the second bit of code so that when I make a call to the function, it will bold any instances of my parameter's value.

Any help is greatly appreciated!! :)

Answer 1

DisplayAParameterValue provides less utility than simply using Parameters!MyParam.Value, so if you actually need this function, could you provide a use-case?

But to achieve your desired outcome you could

Function BoldParameterText(Text As String, Param as String) As String
   Return Text.Replace(Param, "<b>"+Param+"</b>")
End Function

and call it using below

    =code.BoldParameterText(First(Fields!myResult.Value, "MyDataSet"),Parameters!MyParam.Value)