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JasperReports for Java Developers

JasperReports for Java Developers

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited
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|Aug 2006
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Description

Key Features

  • Get started with JasperReports, and develop the skills to get the most from it
  • Create, design, format, and export reports
  • Generate report data from a wide range of datasources
  • Integrate Jasper Reports with Spring, Hibernate, Java Server Faces, or Struts

Book Description

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. This book shows you exactly how to get started, and develop the skills to get the most from JasperReports.
The book steers you through each point of report setup, to creating, designing, formatting, and exporting reports with data from a wide range of datasources, 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, and then see preview them in both the 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 datasources, 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 the report. 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.

What you will learn

  • Overview of JasperReports, and what it can do for you
  • Adding reporting capabilities to your application
  • Creating and formatting reports
  • Report layout and design
  • Working with database datasources
  • Working with other types of datasource such as arrays, collections, TableModels and XML
  • Creating subreports
  • Adding charts and graphics to a report
  • Working with the iReport report designer
  • Exporting reports to PDF, Excel spreadsheet or Word document format
  • Integrating JasperReports with other Java frameworks like Spring, Java Server Faces, Struts, and Hibernate

Who this book is for

This book is for Java developers who want to create rich reports for either the web or print, and want to get started quickly with JasperReports to do this. No knowledge of JasperReports is presumed, although obviously familiarity with Java, SQL, and XML are assumed where they are required.

Table of Contents

    PDF ISBN: 978-1-84719-073-4
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2006 Packt Publishing
    Publication date: 2006
    Language: English
    Pages: 344
    Related subjects:
    Computer sciences,
    Information technology

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