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.

Author:

Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

GenericElementTransformer

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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