net.sf.jasperreports.engine
Interface JRField

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, JRCloneable, JRPropertiesHolder

All Known Implementing Classes:

JRBaseField, JRDesignField, JRFillField

public interface JRField
extends JRPropertiesHolder, JRCloneable

An abstract representation of a data source field. Each row in a dataset consists of one or more fields with unique names. These names can be used in report expressions.

Version:

$Id: JRField.java 5180 2012-03-29 13:23:12Z teodord $

Author:

Teodor Danciu (teodord@users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDescription() Gets the field optional description.
java.lang.String	getName() Gets the field unique name.
java.lang.Class<?>	getValueClass() Gets the field value class.
java.lang.String	getValueClassName() Gets the field value class name.
void	setDescription(java.lang.String description) Sets the field description.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRPropertiesHolder

getParentProperties, getPropertiesMap, hasProperties

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRCloneable

clone

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Gets the field unique name.

getDescription

java.lang.String getDescription()

Gets the field optional description.

setDescription

void setDescription(java.lang.String description)

Sets the field description.

getValueClass

java.lang.Class<?> getValueClass()

Gets the field value class. Field types cannot be primitives.

getValueClassName

java.lang.String getValueClassName()

Gets the field value class name.