PartFillComponent (JasperReports Javadoc 7.0.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasePartFillComponent, SubreportFillPart
```
public interface PartFillComponent
```
A component handler used while filling the report.
The fill component implementation is responsible for managing a component at fill time. A typical implementation would evaluate a set of expressions and create a print element to be included in the generated report.

Author:

Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`evaluate(byte evaluation)`	Evaluates the fill component.
`void`	`fill(PartPrintOutput output)`	Fills the component by creating a print element which will be included in the generated report.
`void`	`initialize(PartFillContext fillContext)`	Initializes the fill component with the fill context.

- Method Detail
  - initialize
```
void initialize(PartFillContext fillContext)
```
    Initializes the fill component with the fill context.
    This method is called before the fill component is used.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fillContext - the fill context
  - evaluate
```
void evaluate(byte evaluation)
       throws JRException
```
    Evaluates the fill component.
    This method would evaluate the component expressions and store the results to be used in fill(PartPrintOutput).
    
    Parameters:
    
    evaluation - the evaluation type
    
    Throws:
    
    JRException
  - fill
```
void fill(PartPrintOutput output)
   throws JRException
```
    Fills the component by creating a print element which will be included in the generated report.
    
    Throws:
    
    JRException