Jasper Reports Show “Page X of Y” using a single text field

Question

I would like to create one text field that contains Page X of Y, without splitting it in two parts, as per the common solution. My textfield contains \"Pa

Answer 1

The common approach, as you mentioned, uses two separated text fields:

Current page number

$V{PAGE_NUMBER} with EvaluationTime: Now

Total page number

$V{PAGE_NUMBER} with EvaluationTime: Report