net.sf.jasperreports.engine.component
Interface ComponentDesignConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:

BarbecueDesignConverter, BarcodeDesignConverter, ListDesignConverter, MapDesignConverter, SortComponentDesignConverter, SpiderChartDesignConverter, TableDesignConverter

public interface ComponentDesignConverter

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.

Version:

$Id: ComponentDesignConverter.java 4595 2011-09-08 15:55:10Z teodord $

Author:

Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

JasperDesignViewer, JRPrintElement

Method Summary

JRPrintElement

convert(ReportConverter reportConverter, JRComponentElement element) Converts a component element into a print element that represents a preview of the component.

Method Detail

convert

JRPrintElement convert(ReportConverter reportConverter,
                       JRComponentElement element)

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