Wrapping text

[2002 JI Open Discussion]

By: Adam Silverthorne - doog2112

Wrapping text

2003-06-18 14:26

 

Is there a way to force a line break in Jasper? I want to print an address at the top of my report, but I'm wondering if I can have a single text element in my design and then line break after each line, rather than having an element for the address, city, state etc...

 

 

 

 

By: Gregory A. Swarthout - gswarthout

RE: Wrapping text

2003-06-18 14:40

Concatenate them with good ole "n"

 

 

 

 

By: Adam Silverthorne - doog2112

RE: Wrapping text

2003-06-18 14:57

Tried that but the n shows up in the report, no line break

 

 

 

 

By: Gregory A. Swarthout - gswarthout

RE: Wrapping text

2003-06-18 15:10

I use that technique in several of my reports. Can we see the code to yours?

 

 

 

 

By: Adam Silverthorne - doog2112

RE: Wrapping text

2003-06-18 15:13

 

Sure. It supposed to be an invoice eventually. Hopefully this will come out okay in the webform. If I put the n in the STATIC text blocks (in the header) it just shows up as a n. Where are you putting it when it works properly?

 

 

<?xml version="1.0"?>

 

<!DOCTYPE jasperReport SYSTEM "file:////home/doog/development/propertyware/src/classes/report/dtd/jasperreport.dtd">

 

<jasperReport name="invoice" pageWidth="650" pageHeight="842" columnWidth="515" columnSpacing="0" leftMargin="40" rightMargin="40" topMargin="50" bottomMargin="50" whenNoDataType="AllSectionsNoDetail">

<reportFont name="Arial_Normal" isDefault="true" fontName="Arial" size="12" pdfFontName="Helvetica" pdfEncoding="Cp1252" isPdfEmbedded="false"/>

<reportFont name="Arial_Bold" isDefault="false" fontName="Arial" size="12" isBold="true" pdfFontName="Helvetica-Bold" pdfEncoding="Cp1252" isPdfEmbedded="false"/>

<reportFont name="Arial_Italic" isDefault="false" fontName="Arial" size="12" isItalic="true" pdfFontName="Helvetica-Oblique" pdfEncoding="Cp1252" isPdfEmbedded="false"/>

<parameter name="invoiceID" class="java.lang.Long"/>

<parameter name="pmTitle" class="java.lang.String"/>

<parameter name="pmAddress1" class="java.lang.String"/>

<parameter name="pmAddress2" class="java.lang.String"/>

<parameter name="pmCity" class="java.lang.String"/>

<parameter name="pmState" class="java.lang.String"/>

<parameter name="pmZip" class="java.lang.String"/>

<parameter name="invoiceNumber" class="java.lang.Integer"/>

<parameter name="invoiceDate" class="java.util.Date"/>

<parameter name="dueDate" class="java.util.Date"/>

<parameter name="BaseDir" class="java.io.File"/>

<queryString><![CDATA[select * from invoice_line_item where invoice_id = $P{invoiceID} order by item_id]]></queryString>

<field name="quantity" class="java.lang.Integer"/>

<field name="description" class="java.lang.String"/>

<field name="unit_price" class="java.lang.Double"/>

<title>

<band height="300">

<textField isBlankWhenNull="true">

<reportElement x="0" y="10" width="325" height="40"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left" lineSpacing="Single">

<font reportFont="Arial_Bold" size="25"/>

</textElement>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">$P{pmTitle}</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<staticText>

<reportElement x="525" y="10" width="125" height="40"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left">

<font reportFont="Arial_Bold" size="25"/>

</textElement>

<text>INVOICE</text>

</staticText>

<textField isBlankWhenNull="true">

<reportElement x="0" y="50" width="325" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left" lineSpacing="Single">

<font reportFont="Arial_Normal" size="12"/>

</textElement>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">$P{pmAddress1}</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<textField isBlankWhenNull="true">

<reportElement x="0" y="65" width="325" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left" lineSpacing="Single">

<font reportFont="Arial_Normal" size="12"/>

</textElement>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">$P{pmCity}</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<textField isBlankWhenNull="true">

<reportElement x="0" y="80" width="325" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left" lineSpacing="Single">

<font reportFont="Arial_Normal" size="12"/>

</textElement>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">$P{pmState}</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<textField isBlankWhenNull="true">

<reportElement x="0" y="95" width="325" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left" lineSpacing="Single">

<font reportFont="Arial_Normal" size="12"/>

</textElement>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">$P{pmZip}</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<textField isBlankWhenNull="true">

<reportElement x="525" y="50" width="75" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left" lineSpacing="Single">

<font reportFont="Arial_Bold" size="12"/>

</textElement>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">"Invoice #" + $P{invoiceNumber}</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<staticText>

<reportElement x="525" y="65" width="50" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left">

<font reportFont="Arial_Bold" size="12"/>

</textElement>

<text>Date:</text>

</staticText>

<textField isBlankWhenNull="true" pattern="MM/dd/yyyy">

<reportElement x="575" y="65" width="75" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left" lineSpacing="Single">

<font reportFont="Arial_Bold" size="12"/>

</textElement>

<textFieldExpression class="java.util.Date">$P{invoiceDate}</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<staticText>

<reportElement x="525" y="80" width="50" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left">

<font reportFont="Arial_Bold" size="12"/>

</textElement>

<text>Due:</text>

</staticText>

<textField isBlankWhenNull="true" pattern="MM/dd/yyyy">

<reportElement x="575" y="80" width="75" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left" lineSpacing="Single">

<font reportFont="Arial_Bold" size="12"/>

</textElement>

<textFieldExpression class="java.util.Date">$P{dueDate}</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<line>

<reportElement x="0" y="119" width="650" height="1"/>

<graphicElement pen="2Point"/>

</line>

<line direction="TopDown">

<reportElement x="0" y="120" width="1" height="130"/>

<graphicElement pen="2Point"/>

</line>

<line direction="TopDown">

<reportElement x="325" y="120" width="1" height="130"/>

<graphicElement pen="2Point"/>

</line>

<line direction="TopDown">

<reportElement x="650" y="120" width="1" height="130"/>

<graphicElement pen="2Point"/>

</line>

<line>

<reportElement x="0" y="250" width="650" height="1"/>

<graphicElement pen="2Point"/>

</line>

<staticText>

<reportElement x="10" y="125" width="50" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left">

<font reportFont="Arial_Bold" size="12"/>

</textElement>

<text>Bill To:</text>

</staticText>

</band>

</title>

<detail>

<band height="20">

<textField>

<reportElement x="0" y="4" width="200" height="15"/>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.Integer">

$F{quantity}

</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<textField isStretchWithOverflow="true">

<reportElement x="200" y="4" width="110" height="15" positionType="Float"/>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">

$F{description}

</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<textField isStretchWithOverflow="true">

<reportElement x="310" y="4" width="140" height="15" positionType="Float"/>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.Double">

$F{unit_price}

</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

</band>

</detail>

<pageFooter>

<band height="40">

<textField>

<reportElement x="270" y="20" width="80" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Right"/>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">

"Page " + String.valueOf($V{PAGE_NUMBER}) + " of "

</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

<textField evaluationTime="Report">

<reportElement x="355" y="20" width="75" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Left"/>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">

" " + String.valueOf($V{PAGE_NUMBER})

</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

</band>

</pageFooter>

<summary>

<band height="80">

<textField isStretchWithOverflow="true">

<reportElement x="250" y="20" width="165" height="15"/>

<textElement textAlignment="Center">

<font reportFont="Arial_Italic"/>

</textElement>

<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">

" " + String.valueOf($V{REPORT_COUNT})

+ " total"

</textFieldExpression>

</textField>

</band>

</summary>

</jasperReport>

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: Gregory A. Swarthout - gswarthout

RE: Wrapping text

2003-06-18 15:22

In textFieldExpression it works like I described. Try replacing your staticTexts with textFields and see if that doesn't produce the results you desire.