How to stretch a text field relative to data width in Jasper Reports

Question

I have a text field followed by a static text field and I am trying to do 2 things with it:

1. Get the text field to stretch horizontally (not wrap) when text is

Answer 1

Instead of having 2 text fields (dynamic and static), you can have 1 text field with value as $F{Field} + "statix text". This will probably fix your issue. Also, you can set the "width" and "stretch with overflow" properties, as per your requirements.