net.sf.jasperreports.engine.data
Class JRAbstractBeanDataSourceProvider

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.jasperreports.engine.data.JRAbstractBeanDataSourceProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

JRDataSourceProvider

public abstract class JRAbstractBeanDataSourceProvider
extends java.lang.Object
implements JRDataSourceProvider

The base implementation for JRBeanXXXDataSource providers. It provides a common implementation for bean properties introspection.

Version:

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

Author:

Peter Severin (peter_s@sourceforge.net, contact@jasperassistant.com)

Constructor Summary

JRAbstractBeanDataSourceProvider(java.lang.Class<?> beanClass)
Creates the provider.

Method Summary

JRField[]	getFields(JasperReport report) Returns the fields that are available from the data source.
boolean	supportsGetFieldsOperation() Returns true if the provider supports the getFields operation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

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

create, dispose

Constructor Detail

JRAbstractBeanDataSourceProvider

public JRAbstractBeanDataSourceProvider(java.lang.Class<?> beanClass)

Creates the provider. Superclasses must pass a valid class that will be used to introspect the available bean fields.

Parameters:

beanClass - the bean class to be introspected.

Method Detail

supportsGetFieldsOperation

public boolean supportsGetFieldsOperation()

Description copied from interface: JRDataSourceProvider

Returns true if the provider supports the getFields operation. By returning true in this method the data source provider indicates that it is able to introspect the data source and discover the available fields.

Specified by:

supportsGetFieldsOperation in interface JRDataSourceProvider

Returns:

true if the getFields() operation is supported.

See Also:

JRDataSourceProvider.supportsGetFieldsOperation()

getFields

public JRField[] getFields(JasperReport report)
                    throws JRException

Description copied from interface: JRDataSourceProvider

Returns the fields that are available from the data source. The provider can use the passed in report to extract some additional configuration information such as report properties.

Specified by:

getFields in interface JRDataSourceProvider

Parameters:

report - the report that will be filled using the data source created by this provider. The passed in report can be null. That means that no compiled report is available yet.

Returns:

a non null fields array. If there are no fields then an empty array must be returned.

Throws:

JRException - if an error occurs.

See Also:

JRDataSourceProvider.getFields(net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperReport)