I'm trying to programatically fill in a template that can be moved around and then the file uploaded to my program. I've been searching for a while and there seems to be only old answers where the old API allowed a simple setText like this:
designHandle.findElement("ValueName").setText("text");
I also found out that ITextItemInstance is able to setText like I want, however it only seems to be used when creating new instances of labels, not editing existing ones.
I'm using Birt 4.5.0
From the book Integrating and Extending BIRT page 296:
//Access the label by name.
LabelHandle headerLabel = (LabelHandle) design.findElement("Header Label");
try {
headerLabel.setText("Updated " + headerLabel.getText());
} catch (Exception e) {
// Handle the exception
}
design being a ReportDesignHandle object.
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TLDR: Insert an image in a JTextArea that will be generated afterwards.
I'm new on using Java, doing my first real project. I am trying to make an application that creates documents based on input variables that represent the keywords in a "template". Basically I created on the left of the GUI a few JTextFields that I print out in the JTextArea with append and then I generate the document.
What I am trying to do atm is to insert an image in that append, image that will be in the generated document.
The code so far for what I specified below.
JTextArea append, where I would like to insert the image:
private void ADDActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
txtReceipt.append(
"\t\t CONTRACT DETAILS \n\n" +
"LEASE NUMBER:\t\t\t" + txtContract.getText() +
"insert text template here"
);
}
Between the lines of text I would like to add the image. The txtContract variable is a JTextField and the txtReceipt is the JTextArea.
Generate button:
private void GENERATEActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
try {
txtReceipt.print();
} catch (PrinterException ex) {
Logger.getLogger(GeneratorContracte.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
}
I found another threads on this subject but they were adding images in an already created document or generating a doc. The problem is that I didn't figure out what line of the codes does print the image. Also, I don't know if JTextArea supports images.
I am using NetBeans if that matters.
Sorry for the wall of text, but I tried to specify the issue without posting the whole code. I believe this way makes it easier to find a solution.
Thanks for your time guys!
Im pretty pretty new to Dynamic-Jasper, but due to work i had to add a new feature to our already implemented solution.
My Problem
The Goal is to add a Column to a report that consists only out of a background-color based on some Information. I managed to do that, but while testing I stumbled upon a Problem. While all my Columns in the html and pdf view had the right color, the Excel one only colored the fields in the last Color.
While debugging i noticed, that the same colored Fields had the same templateId, but while all Views run through mostly the same Code the Excel one showed different behavior and had the same ID in all fields.
My Code where I manipulate the template
for(JRPrintElement elemt : jasperPrint.getPages().get(0).getElements()) {
if(elemt instanceof JRTemplatePrintText) {
JRTemplatePrintText text = (JRTemplatePrintText) elemt;
(...)
if (text.getFullText().startsWith("COLOR_IDENTIFIER")) {
String marker = text.getFullText().substring(text.getFullText().indexOf('#') + 1);
text.setText("ID = " + ((JRTemplatePrintText) elemt).getTemplate().getId());
int rgb = TypeConverter.string2int(Integer.parseInt(marker, 16) + "", 0);
((JRTemplatePrintText) elemt).getTemplate().setBackcolor(new Color(rgb));
}
}
}
The html view
The Excel view
Temporary Conclusion
The same styles uses the same Objects in the background and the JR-Excel export messes something up by assigning the same Object to all the Fields that I manipulated there. If anyone knows of a misstake by me or potential Solutions to change something different to result the same thing please let me know.
Something different I tried earlier, was trying to set the field in an evaluate Method that was called by Jasper. In that method we assign the textvalue of each field. It contained a map with JRFillFields, but unfortunatelly the Map-Implementation denied access to them and just retuned the Value of those. The map was provided by dj and couldn't be switched with a different one.
Edit
We are using JasperReports 6.7.1
I found a Solution, where I replaced each template with a new one that was supposed to look exactly alike. That way every Field has its own ID guaranteed and its not up to chance, how JasperReports handles its Data internaly.
JRTemplateElement custom =
new JRTemplateText(((JRTemplatePrintText) elemt).getTemplate().getOrigin(),
((JRTemplatePrintText) elemt).getTemplate().getDefaultStyleProvider());
custom.setBackcolor(new Color(rgb));
custom.setStyle(((JRTemplatePrintText) elemt).getTemplate().getStyle());
((JRTemplatePrintText) elemt).setTemplate(custom);
Is there any way to connect google search to jtextfield, i want to create a software that can search directly through a jtextfield and the results would show up on a different JPanel. i found a code that will make it search on google directly but you need an existing browser to do it, i just want the results to appear on a different panel, for example when you search something on the textfield the results will popup on another panel.
this is the code that i found but it needs an existing browser i want the software to be standalone thats all thank you:
try {
String search = "#q="+jTextField.getText().toString().trim();
search = search.replaceAll(" ","+");
String url = "http:////www.google.com//"+search;
java.awt.Desktop.getDesktop().browse(java.net.URI.create(url));
}
catch (java.io.IOException e) {
System.out.println(e.getMessage());
}
If you're not interested in writing your own browser you could use this.
In Adobe Acrobat there is a possibility to add 'Open a web link action' to acroform. Is it possible to do so with iText usind already existing acroform?
I was unable to find any mention about it at iText docs and therefore tried to create new acrofield programmatically and add this action to it, but without success. Here's my code:
PdfReader pdfReader = new PdfReader(templateStream);
PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(pdfReader, new FileOutputStream("delivery.pdf"));
stamper.setFormFlattening(true);
stamper.getAcroFields().setField("package", packages);
stamper.getAcroFields().setField("purchase_id", purchaseId);
stamper.getAcroFields().setField("activation_code", activationCode);
if (partner != "") {
PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.createTextField(stamper.getWriter(), false,
false, 100);
field.setFieldName("partner");
PdfAction action = new PdfAction(partner);
field.setAction(action);
field.setColor(new BaseColor(0,0,255));
PdfAppearance appearance = stamper.getUnderContent(1).
createAppearance(200, 20);
appearance.setFontAndSize(BaseFont.createFont(BaseFont.HELVETICA, BaseFont.WINANSI, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED), 12f);
appearance.setColorFill(BaseColor.BLUE);
field.setAppearance(PdfAnnotation.APPEARANCE_DOWN, appearance);
field.setDefaultAppearanceString(appearance);
stamper.getAcroFields().setField("partner", "Click here to show partner's web site");
}
The resulting PDF document is shown without partner field. Please point me to some docs or to mistake at my code.
You are trying to add interactivity to a form. However, you are also throwing away all interactivity by using this line:
stamper.setFormFlattening(true);
You also claim that you are adding an extra field. As far as I can see, that claim is false. You create a field name field (and you create it the hard way; I would expect you to use the TextField class instead). However, I don't see you adding that field anywhere. I miss the following line:
stamper.addAnnotation(field, 1);
Note that this line doesn't make sense:
stamper.getAcroFields().setField("partner", "Click here to show partner's web site");
Why would you create a field first (and possibly add a caption) and then change it immediately afterwards? Why not create the field correctly from the start?
Finally, it seems that you want to create a button that can be clicked by people. Then why are you creating a text field? Wouldn't it make more sense to create a push button?
This is an example of a question to which a machine would respond: Too many errors... Maybe you should consider reading the documentation before trying to fix your code.
I tried using Swing code in a JSP page. To my surprise it does work well and fine.
But I cannot judge if it is OK to use Swing with JSP?
Basically I want to display some pop up reports from Database. I was thinking to display a JFrame pop up/ applet to do the trick.
But do a web browser require any additional plugin for this?
Or is it fine to do such a thingy? Any guidance will be helpful.
Always remember that every java fragment you insert into your JSP is executed server-side, so it can be deceitful (it may seem to work in your development local machine, but it is only because the server and the client side are running on the same box).
The proper way to do this would be to write an Applet and include it into your page - this way, the browser will download it to client side and run it there. You should subclass JApplet (http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/javax/swing/JApplet.html) and then you will be able to use Swing components at will
The library works but your controls will never be shown at the client side (browser) but at the server (if it is that you have a working window service: Ms Windows, X11, Xorg,...).
I don't think that is a good practice and I would only use Swing library classes not to show GUI components but to use some classes to store special objects such as ImageIcon to store icons. But never to try to paint them.
I have a project where I use JLaTeXMath to generate a PNG within a JSP representing some math equations, in this context, I use javax.swing.JLabel to generate the image:
TeXFormula formula = new TeXFormula(texCode);
TeXIcon texImg = formula.createTeXIcon(TeXConstants.STYLE_DISPLAY, 25);
BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(texImg.getIconWidth(), texImg.getIconHeight(),
BufferedImage.TYPE_4BYTE_ABGR);
texImg.paintIcon(new JLabel(),img.getGraphics(), 0, 0);
try {
OutputStream os = res.getOutputStream();
res.setContentType("image/png");
ImageIO.write(img, "png", os);
os.close();
res.flushBuffer();
} catch (Exception ex) {
log.warn("LaTeX renderer: " + ex.toString() + "\t" + "Msg: " + ex.getMessage());
return;
}
the JSP would run on the server,and probably display the GUI there,
but why would you want that? In the meantime, the person at the client
who submitted the request would be sitting there waiting for somebody
at the server end to close the Swing window so the JSP could get on
with its work.
So i would say that it is not feasible.