Accessing/importing user defined classes in jrxml

Question

Have anyone tried to import user defined classes in jasper report (.jrxml file)? I want to use some (user defined) Util class inside my jasper report to cook some bean attri

Answer 1

You have to set the classpath in your iReport. It depends on its version, but is generally under Settings/Classpath

Answer 2

I think I should have tried sufficiently before asking this.

There is nothing extra needed apart from There are two sections in jrxml: 1. Defining fields from javabean source 2. Using fields defined in step 1. to populate values in detail band

I was trying to cook the value of javabean members even before they are used to create fields So, jasper was trying to parse that 'expression' as javabean member.

Following is wrong

<field name="myVar" class="java.lang.String">
     <fieldDescription><![CDATA[MyUtil.cook(myData)]]>
     </fieldDescription>
</field>

When I used the Util class on field value, it worked.

<textField>
    <reportElement x="200" y="0" width="100" height="13"/>
    <textElement/>
    <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String">
         <![CDATA[MyUtil.cook($F{myVar})]]>
    </textFieldExpression>
</textField>

Thanks Nayn