setting backcolor at runtime for a text

hi,
Selecting the textfield,rightclicking, u will get list, select properties and in that select common tab, which consists background option,u can select ur choice color and can apply.
rgds,
anu.

thanx a lot my problem has been solved by using "print when expression"..

Hi, rajesh

i have the same thing i need to do... can you tell me please how you succeeded with the printWhenExpression?
It's kinda urgent, thanks a bunch.

Monica

I've used 2 textfields on the same location with the same expression, each having its corresponding backcolor.

Then, we have the variable in iReport called $VREPORT_COUNT} that is incremented at every record/line.

So for the textfield with the backcolor that i want to display at the first line and then every 2nd alternation, i put in PrintWhenExpression:
new Boolean($V{REPORT_COUNT}.intValue()%2==0)

and for the textfield with the backcolor that i want to display at the 2nd line and then at every 2nd alternation, i put in PrintWhenExpression:
new Boolean($V{REPORT_COUNT}.intValue()%2==1)

Hope this helps for you.

Monica

Hi Monika,

Thanks a lot for the tip. Can you tell me what iReport version you use? I use iReport-1.1.0 and there is no way to set the backcolor :unsure: .

Regards,
Darya

What do you mean by conditional stylesheet :sick: . I could follow Monika. But I don't know how a conditional stylesheet works here.

Isn't iReport creating the whole thing?

Anyway Monika's way sounds good for me, I only have the problem that I don't know how to set the background color for my 2nd rectangle. At least not with iReport-1.1.0 :(

Is it possible at all. Or do I have to add the background color by hand in iReports' created .jrxml file?

I can't simply upgrade to iReports-1.2.5 because I depend on JasperReports jasperreports-1.1.1.jar JAR file and have no authority to change that :whistle: .

Regards,
Darya

conditionalStyle sound more intelligent :woohoo: (sorry Monika ;) , I'll use your approach as fallback in case Giulio's apprach doesn't work for me.)

Giulio, can you elaborate a little bit more what I need to do?

Regards,
Darya

I think you can use your reports with jr 1.2.5 without recompile your reports and/or your application.

Anyway the steps are:

1. Be sure the background of your element is not set (if it is, you should see the background property displayed in bold in the element properties sheet: press the special button to reset this propety (it's the button with a lottle crown.

2. In the styles window, create a new style and set for this style the background property (this will be the default value for the background).

3. Drag and drop the style over your element

4. Back to the style, and add a condition in the conditions list. For each condition you can set a different value for the background property.

Hope it's clear.

Giulio

new Boolean("OK".equalsIgnoreCase($P{execution}))
use such type of expression in print when expression field.