JasperReports 3.5 for Java Developers

Cover......Page 0
Table of Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 13
 A brief history of JasperReports......Page 19
 What exactly is JasperReports?......Page 20
  Flexible report layout......Page 21
  Multiple datasources......Page 22
  Exporting capabilities......Page 23
 Class library dependencies......Page 25
 Typical workflow......Page 26
 Where to get help......Page 28
 Summary......Page 29
Chapter 2: Adding Reporting Capabilities to our Java Applications......Page 31
 Downloading JasperReports......Page 32
  Setting up our environment......Page 35
   Apache Commons......Page 36
   JDT compiler......Page 38
   iText......Page 39
 Summary......Page 40
 Creating a JRXML report template......Page 41
  Previewing the XML report template......Page 43
  Compiling a JRXML template programmatically......Page 45
  Previewing the compiled report template......Page 46
  Compiling a JRXML template through ANT......Page 48
 Generating the report......Page 50
  Viewing the report......Page 53
  Displaying reports in a web browser......Page 55
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 Summary......Page 67
Chapter 4: Creating Dynamic Reports from Databases......Page 69
 Database for our reports......Page 70
 Generating database reports......Page 71
  Embedding SQL queries into a report template......Page 72
  Generating the report......Page 75
  Modifying a report query through report parameters......Page 79
  Database reporting through a datasource......Page 84
  A comparison of database report methods......Page 90
 Summary......Page 91
Chapter 5: Working with Other Datasources......Page 93
 Empty datasources......Page 94
 Map datasources......Page 101
 Java objects as datasources......Page 106
 TableModels as datasources......Page 113
 XML datasources......Page 118
 CSV datasources......Page 123
  Writing a custom JRDataSource implementation......Page 125
  Using the custom JRDataSource implementation......Page 127
 Summary......Page 130
Chapter 6: Report Layout and Design......Page 131
 Controlling report-wide layout properties......Page 132
  Styles......Page 133
   Reusing styles through style templates......Page 136
   Setting text style for individual report elements......Page 138
 Setting a report\'s background......Page 146
 Report expressions......Page 148
 Adding multiple columns to a report......Page 152
 Grouping report data......Page 156
 Report variables......Page 160
 Stretching text fields to accommodate data......Page 168
 Laying out report elements......Page 171
  Setting the size and position of a report element......Page 174
 Setting common element properties......Page 179
 Hiding repeated values......Page 182
 Subreports......Page 185
 Summary......Page 190
 Adding geometrical shapes to a report......Page 193
  Adding lines to a report......Page 194
  Adding rectangles to a report......Page 195
  Adding ellipses to a report......Page 197
 Adding images to a report......Page 198
   hAlign......Page 200
   isUsingCache......Page 201
   customizerClass......Page 202
   isShowLegend......Page 203
   Attributes of the  element......Page 204
   Attributes of the  element......Page 206
  Pie charts......Page 207
  Bar charts......Page 210
  XY line charts......Page 213
  Other types of charts......Page 216
 Summary......Page 217
 Report localization......Page 219
 Scriptlets......Page 222
 Crosstabs......Page 228
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 Subdatasets......Page 234
 Adding hyperlinks and anchors to reports......Page 242
  Turning chart items into hyperlinks......Page 244
  Bookmarks......Page 249
 Handling very large reports......Page 251
 Summary......Page 253
Chapter 9: Exporting to Other Formats......Page 255
 Exporting overview......Page 256
 Exporting to PDF......Page 257
 Exporting to RTF......Page 260
 Exporting to ODT......Page 262
 Exporting to Excel......Page 264
 Exporting to HTML......Page 266
 Exporting to XML......Page 268
 Exporting to CSV......Page 270
 Exporting to plain text......Page 273
 Directing HTML reports to a browser......Page 276
 Summary......Page 282
Chapter 10: Graphical Report Design with iReport......Page 283
 Obtaining iReport......Page 284
 Setting up iReport......Page 287
 Creating a database report in record time......Page 290
  Tweaking the generated report......Page 295
 Creating a report from scratch......Page 296
  Adding images to a report......Page 304
  Adding multiple columns to a report......Page 306
  Grouping report data......Page 308
  Adding charts to a report......Page 311
 Help and support......Page 316
 Summary......Page 317
Chapter 11: Integrating JasperReportswith Other Frameworks......Page 319
 Integrating JasperReports with Hibernate......Page 320
 Integrating JasperReports with JPA......Page 331
 Integrating JasperReports with Spring......Page 339
 Integrating JasperReports with JSF......Page 345
 Integrating JasperReports with Struts......Page 350
 Summary......Page 355
Index......Page 357