ComponentDesignConverter (JasperReports Javadoc 7.0.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BarbecueDesignConverter, BarcodeDesignConverter, IconLabelComponentDesignConverter, ListDesignConverter, MapDesignConverter, SortComponentDesignConverter, SpiderChartDesignConverter, TableDesignConverter
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public interface ComponentDesignConverter
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Converter of design report elements into a print elements used for report design previewing.
Such converters are used when a report design that contains component elements are previewed. Each component implementation can include a converter that provides a preview representation of a component instance.

Author:

Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

JasperDesignViewer, JRPrintElement

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`JRPrintElement`	`convert(ReportConverter reportConverter, JRComponentElement element)`	Converts a component element into a print element that represents a preview of the component.

- Method Detail
  - convert
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JRPrintElement convert(ReportConverter reportConverter,
                       JRComponentElement element)
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    Converts a component element into a print element that represents a preview of the component.
    
    Parameters:
    
    reportConverter - the report converter instance
    
    element - the component element
    
    Returns:
    
    a print element that represents a preview of the component