unable to resolve class net.sf.jasperreports.compilers.GroovyEvaluator

[yun.zhi.lin]

 

 

I'm using Jasper Studio 5.5.1 trying to open my .JRXML files which were created using iReport 5.5.0.

 

The reports are working correctly in iReport, in Jasper Studio I create a brand new Jasper project and copy the JRXML files in. However I come across the following error when trying to compile:

 

net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRException: Errors were encountered when compiling report expressions class file:

org.codehaus.groovy.control.MultipleCompilationErrorsException: startup failed:

calculator_Receipt_1397035857101_637810: 18: unable to resolve class net.sf.jasperreports.compilers.GroovyEvaluator 

 @ line 18, column 1.

calculator_Receipt_Receipt_1397035857101_637810: 18: unable to resolve class net.sf.jasperreports.compilers.GroovyEvaluator 

 @ line 18, column 1.

calculator_Receipt_dataset1_1397035857101_637810: 18: unable to resolve class net.sf.jasperreports.compilers.GroovyEvaluator 

 @ line 18, column 1.

3 errors

 

at net.sf.jasperreports.compilers.JRGroovyCompiler.compileUnits(JRGroovyCompiler.java:113)

at net.sf.jasperreports.engine.design.JRAbstractCompiler.compileReport(JRAbstractCompiler.java:201)

at net.sf.jasperreports.eclipse.builder.JasperReportCompiler.compileReport(JasperReportCompiler.java:172)

at com.jaspersoft.studio.editor.preview.view.control.ReportControler.compileJasperDesign(ReportControler.java:398)

at com.jaspersoft.studio.editor.preview.view.control.ReportControler.access$14(ReportControler.java:386)

at com.jaspersoft.studio.editor.preview.view.control.ReportControler$4.run(ReportControler.java:319)

at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:54)

 

I check my class path and Jasper Libraries is included. I suspect the Groovy evaluator is needed for expressions such as:

 

 <variable name="isRent" class="java.lang.Boolean">

  <variableExpression><![CDATA[$F{allocation_charge_category}.equals("Rent") ? Boolean.TRUE : $V{isRent}]]></variableExpression>

  <initialValueExpression><![CDATA[boolean.FALSE]]></initialValueExpression>

</variable>[/code]

Please advice if there is a work around or did I miss anything in my setup.

 

[yun.zhi.lin]

I was able to resolve this by removing:

language="groovy"[/code]

in my JRXML file

[hermy991]

groovy as you're using language validation. The library JASPER REPORT used a class that is not in the jars,

 

to solve this problem switch to java, in the report properties

[hermy991]

groovy as you're using language validation. The library JASPER REPORT used a class that is not in the jars,

to solve this problem switch to java, in the report properties

[yun.zhi.lin]

Switching to Java when Groovy is a supported feature isn't really a correct fix. The issue is caused by Jasper Studio 5.5.1 which didn't have the correct jars. Groovy is working correctly which I upgraded to Jasper Studio 5.5.2

[cameron_1]

Did you ever find a solution to this? I'm having the same problem with 6.0, I can't get rid of the language="groovy" parameter as I'm actually using expressions written in Groovy (if I get rid of it, it seems to default back to Java, causing expression compilation errors).

[atilacamurca]

According to this (https://stackoverflow.com/a/43354536/1152679) answer from StackOverflow, you have to

replace groovy for a more recent version.

Delete TIBCOJaspersoftStudio-x.x.x.final/plugins/groovy-all_2.4.5.jar

and replace for groovy-2.4.12/embeddable/groovy-all-2.4.12.jar

This works for me.