Report Layout and Design - JasperReports for Java Developers - page 112

<staticText>
<reportElement x="0" y="35" width="555" height="25"
style="childStyle"/>
<text>
<![CDATA[This text uses the style called "childStyle", this
style inherits all the properties of its parents, and
overrides only the size.]]>
</text>
</staticText>
</band>
</detail>
</jasperReport>

There are a few things to be noted about this example. Notice the isDefault="true"
attribute of the parentStyle . By default, this attribute makes all report elements
use this style without having to explicitly declare it. Since the first <staticText>
element does not indicate what style to use, it will use the style named parentStyle ,
by default. What style report elements use is defined by the style attribute of
the <reportElement> , as can be seen in the second <staticText> element in the
preceding template.

After compiling, filling, and exporting the JRXML template, we should have a report
like the following:

The <style> element contains numerous attributes. Some of the most commonly
used are outlined in the following table. Refer to the JasperReports website at
http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/reference/index2.html#style for
the complete list.

Attribute Description Valid Values

forecolor Indicates the text color. Either a hexadecimal RGB

value preceded by the #
character, or one of the
following predefined values:

black , blue , cyan , darkGray ,
gray , green , lightGray ,
magenta , orange , pink ,
red , yellow , white