The definitive guide to JasperReports : [learn to leverage the power and flexibility of open source JasperReports to generate high-quality, pixel-perfect documents for the Java platform ; a JasperForge.org project

JasperForge.org is the open source development portal for the JasperSoft Business Intelligence Suite, the JasperSoft business intelligence solution that delivers comprehensive tools for data access, data integration, analysis, and reporting, including JasperReports. This definitive, authoritative covers the following: * Shows the power this open source Java reporting tool has and the ability to deliver rich content onto the screen, to the printer, or into PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV and XML files * Demonstrates how JasperReports can be used in a variety of Java-enabled applications, including Java EE or web applications, to generate dynamic content * Teaches you how to create page-oriented, ready-to-print documents in a simple and flexible manner

JasperForge.org is the open source development portal for the JasperSoft Business Intelligence Suite, the JasperSoft business intelligence solution that delivers comprehensive tools for data access, data integration, analysis, and reporting, including JasperReports. This definitive, authoritative covers the following:

• Shows the power this open source Java reporting tool has and the ability to deliver rich content onto the screen, to the printer, or into PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV and XML files
• Demonstrates how JasperReports can be used in a variety of Java-enabled applications, including Java EE or web applications, to generate dynamic content
• Teaches you how to create page-oriented, ready-to-print documents in a simple and flexible manner

What you’ll learn

• Enable the embeddable Java reporting library, which you can embed in any host application to let you plug in Java and Groovy code
• Handle complex reports, subreports with highly complex layouts, pixel-perfect page-oriented output for the Web or print, and crosstabbing, and output reports in PDF, XML, HTML, CSV, XLS, RTF, or TXT
• Create integrated charting with comprehensive chat types
• Use multilanguage Unicode and other native encodings, dynamic text localization, and localized date, number, and currency formatting
• Scale with high-performance report generation with no limit to report size.
• Extend easily with built-in expressions and plug-ins for Java and Groovy code; integrate iReport visual report designer; and extend to other Eclipse or Swing-based designers
• Access data flexibly with JasperReport’s built-in support for JDBC, EJB, POJO, Hibernate, XML, and more

Who this book is for

This book is for business intelligence reporting tool users and developers who have a background primarily in Java and Java EE.

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii Getting Started....Pages 1-4 Working with Report Templates....Pages 5-13 Filling Report Templates....Pages 15-19 Handling Generated Reports....Pages 21-25 Large File Support....Pages 27-29 API Overview....Pages 31-36 Report Template Structure....Pages 37-48 Reporting Data....Pages 49-88 Report Sections....Pages 89-94 Report Elements....Pages 95-127 Subreports....Pages 129-135 Datasets....Pages 137-138 Charts....Pages 139-164 Crosstabs....Pages 165-176 Scriptlets....Pages 177-177 Internationalization....Pages 179-179 Report Exporters....Pages 181-201 Configuration Files....Pages 203-204 Advanced JasperReports....Pages 205-209 Back Matter....Pages 211-223 This book covers the JavaOne award winning JasperReports tool at length. Written by JasperForge’s Teodor Danciu, Founder and Architect JasperReport, this authoritative book: Shows the power that this open source Java reporting tool has and its ability to deliver rich content onto the screen, to the printer, or into PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV and XML files Demonstrates how JasperReports can be used in a variety of Java-enabled applications, including Java EE or web applications, to generate dynamic content Teaches you how to create page-oriented, ready-to-print documents in a simple and flexible manner The Definitive Guide to JasperReports covers the JavaOne award winning JasperReports tool at length. Written by JasperForge's Teodor Danciu, Founder and Architect JasperReport, it is the only authoritative book on JasperReports.