Java Reference
In-Depth Information
Summary
This chapter covered the required and optional libraries needed to add reporting
capabilities to Java applications. All the libraries covered in this chapter are needed
both at compile time and at run time.
The chapter provided an explanation of the different files available for download on
JasperReports' website and in which conditions it is appropriate to use them. We saw
which libraries are required for report compilation under a Java Development Kit
as well as which additional libraries are required when compiling JRXML templates
under a Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Besides, the chapter also covered which
libraries are required when using JDBC datasources for our reports, and finally the
libraries required when exporting our reports to several formats.
Now that we have seen the libraries needed to work with JasperReports, we are
ready to create our first report, which is what the next chapter is based on.