JasperReports 3.5 for Java Developers Table Of Contents

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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: An Overview of JasperReports
Chapter 2: Adding Reporting Capabilities to our Java Applications
Chapter 3: Creating your First Report
Chapter 4: Creating Dynamic Reports from Databases
Chapter 5: Working with Other Datasources
Chapter 6: Report Layout and Design
Chapter 7: Adding Charts and Graphics to Reports
Chapter 8: Other JasperReports Features
Chapter 9: Exporting to Other Formats
Chapter 10: Graphical Report Design with iReport
Chapter 11: Integrating JasperReports with Other Frameworks
Index

• Preface

• Chapter 1: An Overview of JasperReports
  • A brief history of JasperReports
  • What exactly is JasperReports?
  • The features of JasperReports
    • Flexible report layout
    • Multiple ways to present data
    • Multiple ways to supply data
    • Multiple datasources
    • Watermarks
    • Subreports
    • Exporting capabilities
  • Class library dependencies
  • Typical workflow
  • Where to get help
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: Adding Reporting Capabilities to our Java Applications
  • Downloading JasperReports
    • Setting up our environment
  • JasperReports class library
    • Required libraries for report compilation
      • Apache Commons
    • Optional libraries and tools
      • Apache ANT
      • JDT compiler
      • JDBC driver
      • iText
      • JFreeChart
      • JExcelApi
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: Creating your First Report
  • Creating a JRXML report template
    • Previewing the XML report template
  • Creating a binary report template
    • Compiling a JRXML template programmatically
    • Previewing the compiled report template
    • Compiling a JRXML template through ANT
  • Generating the report
    • Viewing the report
    • Displaying reports in a web browser
  • Elements of a JRXML report template
    • <property>
    • <import>
    • <template>
    • <style>
    • <subDataset>
    • <parameter>
    • <queryString>
    • <field>
    • <sortField>
    • <variable>
    • <filterExpression>
    • <group>
      • <background>
    • <title>
    • <pageHeader>
    • <columnHeader>
    • <detail>
    • <columnFooter>
    • <pageFooter>
      • <lastPageFooter>
    • <summary>
    • <noData>
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Creating Dynamic Reports from Databases
  • Database for our reports
  • Generating database reports
    • Embedding SQL queries into a report template
    • Generating the report
    • Modifying a report query through report parameters
    • Database reporting through a datasource
    • A comparison of database report methods
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Working with Other Datasources
  • Empty datasources
  • Map datasources
  • Java objects as datasources
  • TableModels as datasources
  • XML datasources
  • CSV datasources
  • Custom datasources
    • Writing a custom JRDataSource implementation
    • Using the custom JRDataSource implementation
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Report Layout and Design
  • Controlling report-wide layout properties
  • Setting text properties
    • Styles
      • Reusing styles through style templates
      • Setting text style for individual report elements
  • Setting a report's background
  • Report expressions
  • Adding multiple columns to a report
    • Final notes about report columns
  • Grouping report data
  • Report variables
    • Built-in report variables
  • Stretching text fields to accommodate data
  • Laying out report elements
    • Setting the size and position of a report element
  • Setting common element properties
  • Hiding repeated values
  • Subreports
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Adding Charts and Graphics to Reports
  • Adding geometrical shapes to a report
    • Adding lines to a report
    • Adding rectangles to a report
    • Adding ellipses to a report
  • Adding images to a report
    • Attributes of the <image> element
      • evaluationTime
      • evaluationGroup
      • hAlign
      • vAlign
      • IsLazy
      • isUsingCache
      • onErrorType
  • Adding charts to a report
    • Attributes of the <chart> element
      • customizerClass
      • evaluationGroup
      • evaluationTime
      • isShowLegend
    • Chart customization
    • Chart datasets
      • Attributes of the <dataset> element
    • Plotting charts
      • Attributes of the <plot> element
    • Pie charts
    • Bar charts
    • XY line charts
    • Other types of charts
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Other JasperReports Features
  • Report localization
  • Scriptlets
  • Crosstabs
    • Crosstab subelements
      • <columnGroup>
      • <crosstabCell>
      • <crosstabDataset>
      • <crosstabParameter>
      • <measure>
      • <parametersMapExpression>
      • <reportElement>
      • <rowGroup>
      • <whenNoDataCell>
  • Subdatasets
  • Adding hyperlinks and anchors to reports
    • Turning chart items into hyperlinks
    • Bookmarks
  • Handling very large reports
  • Summary

• Chapter 9: Exporting to Other Formats
  • Exporting overview
  • Exporting to PDF
  • Exporting to RTF
  • Exporting to ODT
  • Exporting to Excel
  • Exporting to HTML
  • Exporting to XML
  • Exporting to CSV
  • Exporting to plain text
  • Directing HTML reports to a browser
  • Summary

• Chapter 10: Graphical Report Design with iReport
  • Obtaining iReport
  • Setting up iReport
  • Creating a database report in record time
    • Tweaking the generated report
  • Creating a report from scratch
  • Creating more elaborate reports
    • Adding images to a report
    • Adding multiple columns to a report
    • Grouping report data
    • Adding charts to a report
  • Help and support
  • Summary

• Chapter 11: Integrating JasperReports with Other Frameworks
  • Integrating JasperReports with Hibernate
  • Integrating JasperReports with JPA
  • Integrating JasperReports with Spring
  • Integrating JasperReports with JSF
  • Integrating JasperReports with Struts
  • Summary

• Index

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