How to use Image as parameter?

[2006 IR Open Discussion]

By: James Lin - inchlin

How to use Image as parameter?

2003-05-07 23:26

I try to use image in my report

The image has one "expression" field

What should I put on this field?

Suppose the parameter call "DoctorName" and the datatype is inputstream

Then I should set my image datatype to "inputstream"?

 

Thanks for any help!

 

 

 

 

By: Teodor Danciu - teodord

RE: How to use Image as parameter?

2003-05-11 04:44

 

Hi,

 

I'm not sure where your image comes from.

If it comes from a report parameter, you should

know that you can pass anything as parameters.

And you could even pass a java.awt.Image object

from the parent application to the report.

Or you could pass the file name as a parameter,

if the image is loaded from a file.

 

This can be seen in the "jasper" sample,

where the image in the summary section is passed

as a java.awt.Image parameter.

 

But if the image comes from a data source field,

then we have a different story.

It depends on whether you are getting the data

from a database through an SQL query or if you are

supplying an in-memory JRDataSource instance.

 

If the image comes from a database, then I think

you should indeed declare the image corresponding

report field as a java.io.InputStrem and use it

directly in the <imageExpression>.

 

But if you use a custom made JRDataSource,

you have the freedom to pass the image in

whatever form your might want to: filename,

Image object, URL, etc.

 

I hope this helps.

Teodor