Package net.sf.jasperreports.engine.component

Interface ComponentManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

ComponentsManager, DefaultComponentManager, IconLabelComponentManager

public interface ComponentManager

A component manager is the entry point through which the handlers for a single component type can be accessed.

Author:

Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)

See Also:

ComponentsEnvironment.getManager(ComponentKey), ComponentsBundle.getComponentManager(String)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ComponentCompiler	getComponentCompiler(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)	Returns the component compiler.
ComponentFillFactory	getComponentFillFactory(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)	Returns the factory of fill component instances.
ComponentXmlWriter	getComponentXmlWriter(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)	Returns the component XML writer.
ComponentDesignConverter	getDesignConverter(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)	Returns the design component preview converter.

Method Detail

getComponentCompiler

ComponentCompiler getComponentCompiler(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)

Returns the component compiler.

Returns:

the component compiler

getComponentXmlWriter

ComponentXmlWriter getComponentXmlWriter(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)

Returns the component XML writer.

Returns:

the component XML writer

getComponentFillFactory

ComponentFillFactory getComponentFillFactory(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)

Returns the factory of fill component instances.

Returns:

the factory of fill component instances

getDesignConverter

ComponentDesignConverter getDesignConverter(JasperReportsContext jasperReportsContext)

Returns the design component preview converter.

May be null, in which case a static icon is used when previewing a report that contains an instance of the component.

Returns:

the design component preview converter, or null if no such converter exists for the component.