JRGenericPrintElement (JasperReports Library Javaflow 6.21.2 API)

All Superinterfaces:

JRCommonElement, JRIdentifiable, JRPrintElement, JRPropertiesHolder, JRStyleContainer

All Known Implementing Classes:

JRBaseGenericPrintElement, JRRecordedValuesGenericPrintElement, JRTemplateGenericPrintElement
```
public interface JRGenericPrintElement
extends JRPrintElement
```
A generic print element.
Such an element has a type and includes a set of parameters. Export handlers need to registered for the element's type and they are responsible for producing export output for the element.

Author:

Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

JRGenericElement

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRPrintElement
  UNSET_PRINT_ELEMENT_ID, UNSET_SOURCE_ELEMENT_ID

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`JRGenericElementType`	`getGenericType()`	Returns the type of this element.
`Set<String>`	`getParameterNames()`	Returns the set of parameter names for this element.
`Object`	`getParameterValue(String name)`	Returns the value of a parameter.
`boolean`	`hasParameter(String name)`	Determines whether the element includes a parameter having a given name.
`void`	`setParameterValue(String name, Object value)`	Sets a parameter value.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRCommonElement
getBackcolor, getForecolor, getModeValue, getOwnBackcolor, getOwnForecolor, getOwnModeValue, setBackcolor, setForecolor, setMode

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRIdentifiable
getUUID

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRPrintElement
accept, getHeight, getKey, getOrigin, getPrintElementId, getSourceElementId, getWidth, getX, getY, setHeight, setStyle, setUUID, setWidth, setX, setY

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRPropertiesHolder
getParentProperties, getPropertiesMap, hasProperties

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRStyleContainer
getDefaultStyleProvider, getStyle, getStyleNameReference

- Method Detail
  - getGenericType
```
JRGenericElementType getGenericType()
```
    Returns the type of this element.
    
    Returns:
    
    the element type
  - getParameterNames
```
Set<String> getParameterNames()
```
    Returns the set of parameter names for this element.
    
    Returns:
    
    the set of parameter names (as Strings).
  - hasParameter
```
boolean hasParameter(String name)
```
    Determines whether the element includes a parameter having a given name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the parameter name
    
    Returns:
    
    whether a parameter having the specified name exists in the element
  - getParameterValue
```
Object getParameterValue(String name)
```
    Returns the value of a parameter.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the parameter name
    
    Returns:
    
    the parameter value, or null if a parameter by the specified name does not exist.
  - setParameterValue
```
void setParameterValue(String name,
                       Object value)
```
    Sets a parameter value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the parameter name
    
    value - the parameter value