Degree Symbol

[someguy51]

Hi,

 

Is it possible to display the degree symbol in a pdf created from iReports?

 

The following expression works in a textfield:

 

Code:

new String("u00B0")

 

However, if I put a

Code:

[code]"u00B0"

directly into a record and set the expression to $F{degreefield} it simply prints

Code:

[code]"u00B0"

 

Is there any way I can have the degree symbol directly in a record and have it print properly?

 

Thanks

Post edited by: someguy51, at: 2006/08/03 15:24

[someguy51]

Hi,

 

I got it to work. I guess our database doesn't support the degree symbol. That would explain why it wouldn't recognized the degree symbol when the report got it from the database but did recognize it when I entered it directly into a textfield. I got it to work using styled text. I just made sure that that the record contained:

 

Code:

<style isBold='FALSE' pdfFontName='Helvetica'>&#176;</style>