net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export
Interface GenericElementTransformer

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.

Version:

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

Author:

Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

GenericElementTransformer

Method Summary

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