Dynamic text field resize

[rsharma]

Facing an issue with dynamic textfield resize. To accomodate a large string we have to make the text box large enough so that data does not get truncated but when the datais small, it takes up entire text box area and creates blank spaces around.

Please let me know what am I missing, as there should be a way around it given such a common requirement.

[svenn]

You can set the textfield to a reasonable size then set the property "Stretch with overflow". The field will then expand vertical so that it will contain all of your text.

[yurish]

can i do it somehow horizontal? I mean to have not such text:

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simple text|

to display |

vertical |

------------

 

 

 

but

 

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simple text to display horizontal|

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[goku2]

Hi yurish!

 

I have the same problem. Is there a way to specify the text field width in a percentage unit? This could solve the expantion problem, but i don't know if this is posible.

 

Regards

[svenn]

No you cannot dynamically change the horizontal spacing. The only way you could do it is manually build the whole report. You could then calculate how big you wanted the text field to be.

 

It is one of the limitations of iReports.

[venkat562]

Hi,

You can do one thing to resize dynamic field. open text field expression write as following "Include content"+ ${parameterName}.

Post Edited by venkat562 at 05/31/2011 15:11

[smileyang]

Hi,

Thanks your idea, but what a pity, it does not work. I don't know whether I did't understand what your meaning is.

Thanks.

[smileyang]

venkat562
Wrote:
 

Hi, You can do one thing to resize dynamic field. open text field expression write as following "Include content"+ ${parameterName}. Post Edited by venkat562 at 05/31/2011 15:11

Hi,

Thanks your idea, but what a pity, it does not work. I don't know whether I did't understand what your meaning is.

Thanks.

[venkat562]

@smileyang:

First tell me what do you need and what you tried out ?

[prethesh]

Suppose we have text as "Print this whole sentence in horizontal line". We have text box with stretch overflow option "yes" i.e checked.

If we print it comes like

---------------

print this whole

sentence in

horizontal line

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But we have to print in single line like

-------------------------------------------------------

print this whole sentence in horizontal line

----------------------------------------------------------

The whole idea what we are looking for is, depends upon the maximum length of text (dyamic), the text box width should increase at max.