I created my own custom charttheme as a spring-bean-based-extension.jar
It works in the runtime if I add the spring-bean-based-extension.jar to the classpath.
But I also want to use the charttheme in Jasperstudio during design-time. Jasperstudio doesn't seem to recognize my custom charttheme meanwhile if I put the spring-bean-based-extension.jar to the classpath of the project.
Question:
- How do I have to configure Jasperstudio/MyProject so that my custom charttheme is available for selection in the properties of the charttheme editor.
- Is the spring-bean-based charttheme the better one or shall I use the .jrctx approach (castor). I have the problem that I have to remove shadows in PieCharts and Labels and found no solution in the .jrctx apporach, but with the spring-bean approach it's very easy and clear.
BTW: It works in iReport if I add my spring-bean-based-extension.jar to the classpath of iReport.
1 Answer:
Posted on August 28, 2013 at 4:34am
Found the solution:
If you take the jasperreports-chart-themes-x.x.x.jar and try to create your custom chart-theme, you 2 possibilities:
- either just add your customChartPropertiesBean.xml, register it in the chartThemesBeans.xml and repackage to jasperreports-chart-themes-x.x.x.jar
-> this has the disadvantage that if you like to use this chart-theme, you have to statically package this to your eclipse-plugin net.sf.japserreports_x.x.x.jar to be available during development - create your own customChartPropertiesBean.xml, register it in your own customChartThemesBeans.xml and configure this customChartThemesBeans.xml in your jasperreports_extension.properties of your extension jar.
-> take attention that you use a unique name for your chart themes bundle xml (e.g. myChartThemesBeans.xml), because if you reuse the name "chartThemesBeans.xml" for your custome extension, it won't work!
