ComponentManager (JasperReports Javadoc 7.0.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultComponentManager
```
public interface ComponentManager
```
A component manager is the entry point through which the handlers for a single component type can be accessed.

Author:

Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

ComponentsEnvironment.getManager(Component), ComponentsBundle.getComponentManager(Class)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ComponentCompiler`	`getComponentCompiler(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)`	Returns the component compiler.
`ComponentFillFactory`	`getComponentFillFactory(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)`	Returns the factory of fill component instances.
`ComponentDesignConverter`	`getDesignConverter(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)`	Returns the design component preview converter.

- Method Detail
  - getComponentCompiler
```
ComponentCompiler getComponentCompiler(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)
```
    Returns the component compiler.
    
    Returns:
    
    the component compiler
  - getComponentFillFactory
```
ComponentFillFactory getComponentFillFactory(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)
```
    Returns the factory of fill component instances.
    
    Returns:
    
    the factory of fill component instances
  - getDesignConverter
```
ComponentDesignConverter getDesignConverter(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)
```
    Returns the design component preview converter.
    May be null, in which case a static icon is used when previewing a report that contains an instance of the component.
    
    Returns:
    
    the design component preview converter, or null if no such converter exists for the component.