JasperReports 3.5 for Java Developers

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Do you want to create easily understood, professional, and powerful reports from disordered, scattered data using a free, open source Java class library? If your answer is yes, this book on JasperReports is what you are looking for. JasperReports is the world's most popular embeddable Java open source reporting library, providing Java developers with the power to easily create rich print and web reports. The book has been fully updated to use JasperReports 3.5, the latest version of JasperReports. Previously accepted techniques that have now been deprecated have been replaced with their modern counterparts. All examples in the book have been updated to use XML schemas for report templates. Coverage of new data sources that JasperReports now supports has been added to the book. Additionally, JasperReports can now export reports to even more formats than before and exporting reports to these new formats is covered in this new edition of the book.This book shows you exactly how to get started, and develop the skills to get the most from JasperReports. It introduces you to the latest version of JasperReports, and gets you creating complex and elegant reports.The book steers you through each point of report setup, to creating, designing, formatting, and exporting reports with data from a wide range of data sources, and integrating JasperReports with other Java frameworks.Starting with the basics of adding reporting capabilities to your application and creating report templates, you will first see how to produce your reports through the use of JRXML files, custom ANT targets, (...) więcej and then preview them in both the web browser and the native browser of JasperReports.Getting data into your reports is the next step, and you will see how to get data from a range of data sources, not only databases, but XML files, and Java Objects, among others.You will create better looking reports with formatting and grouping, as well as adding graphical elements to your reports. You will export your reports to a range of different formats, including PDF and XML.Creating reports will be made even easier with a walkthrough of the iReport Designer visual designing tool. To round things off, you will see how to integrate your reports with other Java frameworks, using Spring or Hibernate to get data for the report, and Java Server Faces or Struts for presenting the report.All examples have been updated to use XML schemas. New export formats, such as OpenDocument Text, and new data sources now supported by JasperReports are now covered in this updated edition. Spis treści: JasperReports 3.5 for Java DevelopersTable of ContentsJasperReports 3.5 for Java DevelopersCreditsAbout the AuthorAbout the ReviewersPrefaceWhat this book coversWhat you need for this bookWho this book is forConventionsReader feedbackCustomer supportErrataPiracyQuestions1. An Overview of JasperReportsA brief history of JasperReportsWhat exactly is JasperReports?The features of JasperReportsFlexible report layoutMultiple ways to present dataMultiple ways to supply dataMultiple datasourcesWatermarksSubreportsExporting capabilitiesClass library dependenciesTypical workflowWhere to get helpSummary2. Adding Reporting Capabilities to our Java ApplicationsDownloading JasperReportsSetting up our environmentJasperReports class libraryRequired libraries for report compilationApache CommonsApache Commons DigesterApache Commons CollectionsApache Commons LoggingApache Commons BeanUtilsOptional libraries and toolsApache ANTJDT compilerJDBC driveriTextJFreeChartJExcelApiSummary3. Creating your First ReportCreating a JRXML report templatePreviewing the XML report templateCreating a binary report templateCompiling a JRXML template programmaticallyPreviewing the compiled report templateCompiling a JRXML template through ANTGenerating the reportViewing the reportDisplaying reports in a web browserElements of a JRXML report template mniej