Setting backcolor

[2001 JI Open Discussion]

By: Mark Engstrom - me2kme

Setting backcolor

2002-07-29 03:20

 

Hi,

 

I have some java code that is modifying a report design, particularly attempting to set the fore and back color of <textFields>. For example :-

 

JRDesignTextField textField = new JRDesignTextField();

textField.setBlankWhenNull(true);

textField.setStretchWithOverflow(true);

Integer nextXPos = (Integer)m_data[1];

textField.setX(nextXPos.intValue());

textField.setY(0);

Integer width = (Integer)m_data[2];

textField.setWidth(width.intValue());

textField.setHeight(8);

textField.setTextAlignment(JRDesignTextField.TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT);

JRDesignExpression r = new JRDesignExpression();

r.addFieldChunk(columnName);

r.setValueClass(columnName.getClass());

textField.setExpression®;

 

Boolean flag = new Boolean(true);

if ( j == 0 ) {

// If there is an account specified. Set to Cyan.

textField.setForecolor(new Color(77, 188, 252)); .................................

 

When I compile and generate the report, the text is coloured accordingly. What I want to do is set the backcolor property but this doesn't seem to have any effect on the report.

 

Is there some other condition I need to set, can anyone help ?.

 

Thank you.

 

Mark

 

 

By: Teodor Danciu - teodord

RE: Setting backcolor

2002-08-05 02:54

 

Hi,

 

You need this:

 

textField.setMode(JRElement.MODE_OPAQUE);

 

Text elements are transparent by default.

 

Good luck!

Teodor

 

 

 

By: Bart Cassady - bartong

RE: Setting backcolor

2002-10-09 13:41

Would you then update your Quick Reference documentation to reflect this?

 

It currently states that the default mode IS "Opaque",

 

Thanks.

 

Bart

 

 

By: Teodor Danciu - teodord

RE: Setting backcolor

2002-10-09 15:26

 

Hi,

 

I'll do that.

 

Thank you,

Teodor