[ 352 ] report multiple columns, adding 140-148 report columns, nal notes 144, 148 creating 29 displaying, on web browser 43, 44 exporting 244 exporting overview 244 exporting, to CSV format 258-260 exporting, to Excel format 252, 253 exporting, to HTML format 254, 255 exporting, to ODT format 250, 251 exporting, to PDF format 245, 246 exporting, to plain text format 261 exporting, to RTF format 248, 249 exporting, to XML format 256-258 generating 38 viewing 41, 43 report background setting 134, 135 report data grouping 144-148 report elements laying out 159 position, setting 162-167 size, setting 162 report expressions method, calling 136 PDF report, generating 138, 139 report, iReport charts, adding 299-304 creating, from scratch 284-292 images, adding 292, 293 modifying 292 multiple columns, adding 294-296 report data, grouping 296-298 report text, styling HTML, used 130 markup language, used 127, 129 RTF, used 131, 133 report variables about 148 duplicate expression, eliminating 148-150 report, modifying 152-155 report-wide layout properties controlling 120, 148 resetGroup attribute 193 resetType attribute 193 Rich Text Format. See RTF RTF 248 RTF format reports, exporting to 248, 249 S scriplets about 210 example 211 features 211, 213, 214 setFieldNames() method 115 setParameter() method 244 setUseFirstRowAsHeader() method 113 setVisible() method 104 Spring about 327 JasperReports, integrating with 327-332 Struts about 338 JasperReports, integrating with 338-342 subdatasets about 222, 227 bar chart, generating 227-229 example 222-225 subreports about 173, 178 JRXML template 173-175 T TableModels datasources report, generating 104, 106 text elds stretching, to accommodate data 156-159 text properties setting 121 styles 121 styles, reusing through style templates 124, 125 styles, using 121 text style, setting for individual report elements 126 text style, setting for individual report element 126 This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by William Anderson on 26th August 2009 4310 E Conway Dr. NW, , Atlanta, , 30327 [ 353 ] U URI 111 V vAlign attribute 189 Value object. See VO VO 95 W workow, JasperReports 14 X XML datasources about 106 <eldDescription> element, adding in <eld> element 107, 109 net.sf.jasperreports.engine.data.JRXmlData- Source, using 109, 111 XML document 107 XML format reports, exporting to 256-258 XML report templates 14 XY line charts about 201, 203 creating 201, 203 Y y Align, <image>element 189 y, <report>element 161 This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by William Anderson on 26th August 2009 4310 E Conway Dr. NW, , Atlanta, , 30327 Thank you for buying JasperReports3.5forJava developers Packt Open Source Project Royalties When we sell a book written on an Open Source project, we pay a royalty directly to that project. Therefore by purchasing JasperReports3.5forJava developers, Packt will have given some of the money received to the JasperReports project. 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CSV format 258 -260 exporting, to Excel format 252 , 2 53 exporting, to HTML format 254 , 255 exporting, to ODT format 250 , 251 exporting, to PDF format 2 45, . text format 261 exporting, to RTF format 248, 249 exporting, to XML format 256 - 258 generating 38 viewing 41, 43 report background setting 134 , 1 35 report