JasperReports for Java Developers
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Book Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: An Overview of JasperReports
Chapter 2: Adding Reporting Capabilities to Java Applications
Chapter 3: Creating Your First Report
Chapter 4: Creating Dynamic Database Reports
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

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Chapter 6: Report Layout and Design

All reports that we have created so far contain simple layouts. In this chapter, we will cover how to create elaborate layouts, including, among other JasperReports features, adding background images or text to a report, logically grouping report data, conditionally printing report data, and creating subreports.

  • Chapter 6: Report Layout and Design
    • Controlling Report-Wide Layout Properties
    • Setting Text Properties
      • Styles
        • Setting Text Style for Individual Report Elements
        • Setting Styles for Text Segments
    • Setting a Report's Background
    • Adding Multiple Columns to a Report
      • A Few Things about Report Columns
    • Grouping Report Data
    • Report Expressions
    • 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
    • Using the <frame> Element
    • Hiding Repeated Values
    • Subreports
    • Summary

 

 

 

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Released: August 2006
ISBN: 1904811906

 

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