GenericElementTransformer (JasperReports Javadoc 7.0.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

GenericElementHandler
```
public interface GenericElementTransformer
extends GenericElementHandler
```
A generic print element transformer.
Such transformers can be used to preprocess a filled report prior to export by translating generic print elements into other print element types or into generic print elements of a different type.

Author:

Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

GenericElementTransformer

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`JRPrintElement`	`transformElement(GenericElementTransformerContext context, JRGenericPrintElement element)`	Transforms a generic print element into another element.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export.GenericElementHandler
toExport

- Method Detail
  - transformElement
```
JRPrintElement transformElement(GenericElementTransformerContext context,
                                JRGenericPrintElement element)
```
    Transforms a generic print element into another element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - the transformation context
    
    element - the element to transform
    
    Returns:
    
    a print element obtained by transforming the element provided as argument