UDO

As the name suggests, a UDO is an object defined by users. It has special properties defined by users. The properties listed in JReport Report Inspector correspond with the ones defined your UDO programs. Here are some default properties:

Property Name Description
General
Class Type Indicates the class type of the object. This property is read only.
Instance Name Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Geometry
Height Specifies the height of the object, in inches or centimeters. Enter a numeric value to change the height.

Data type: Float
Width Specifies the width of the object, in inches or centimeters. Enter a numeric value to change the width.

Data type: Float
X Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is ignored if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches or centimeters.

Data type: Float
Y Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. This property is ignored if the Position property is set to static. Enter a numeric value to change the position in inches or centimeters.

Data type: Float
Color
Background Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), choose/create a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color.

Data type: String

Foreground Specifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list, enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000), choose/create a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or select Custom from the drop-down list to specify the color.

Data type: String

CSS
Class Specifies a CSS class to be applied to the object which is a valid class in the CSS file.

Data type: String
Style The property can be used in two ways.
  • Specifies a style to be applied to the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list which is available when a Style Group has been selected at the report tab level and when there are styles in the Style Group that can be applied to the object, or type in the style name.
  • Specifies a CSS selector to be applied to the object. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file.

Data type: String

Others
Export to CSV Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to CSV.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Page Report Result Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Page Report Result.

Data type: Boolean

Export to Excel Specifies whether to include the object when exporting the report to Excel.

Data type: Boolean

Invisible Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true.

Data type: Boolean

Position Specifies the position of the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • static - The object is positioned at the location in which it is inserted. The X and Y properties are ignored. The position of the object is affected by preceding objects in the same container.
  • relative - The object is positioned at an offset to the position at which it is inserted. The offset is determined by the X and Y property values.
  • absolute - The object will be located at the position specified by dragging and dropping or by setting its X and Y property values. The position of the object is not affected by preceding objects in the same container.

Data type: Enumeration

Note: This property only affects objects with a parent container that is the report body, a table cell, a tabular cell, or a text box.
Record Location Specifies the calculation point for the properties which use formulas. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • Default - The values of the properties are calculated in the default location where they are located.
  • Page Header - The values of the properties are calculated in the page header.
  • Page Footer - The values of the properties are calculated in the page footer.

Data type: Enumeration

Suppress Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will be skipped if the property is set to true.

Data type: Boolean

Note: When both the Invisible and Suppress properties of an object are set to true, Suppress has the higher priority.
Suppress When No Records Specifies whether to display the object in the report results when no record is returned to its parent data container.

Data type: Boolean
Excel
Column Index Specifies the X coordinate of the object relative to its parent container when exported to Excel or CSV, measured in cells. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: Integer
Column Number Specifies the number of columns which will be the object's width in the exported Excel file. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: Integer
Row Index Specifies the Y coordinate of the object relative to its parent container when exported to Excel or CSV, measured in cells. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: Integer
Row Number Specifies the number of rows which will be the object's height in the exported Excel file. The Columned property at the report tab level must be set to true for this property to take effect.

Data type: Integer
Font
Bold Specifies whether to make the text bold.

Data type: Boolean

Font Face Specifies the font of the text. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Font Size Specifies the font size of the text. Enter an integer value to change the size.

Data type: Integer
Italic Specifies whether to make the text italic.

Data type: Boolean

Accessibility
External CSS Class Selector Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file.

Data type: String

Notes:

Built-in UDOs

JReport provides you with two built-in UDOs: JHyperLink and JRotator.

JHyperLink

It operates in a similar way to the hyperlink in an HTML file (only for Windows NT). Here are its special properties:

Property Name Description
Others
Auto Fit Specifies whether to adjust the width and height of the object according to the contents.

Data type: Boolean

Display Value Specifies the displayed text of the hyperlink. This property has lower priority than Display Image.

Data type: String

Enable Hyperlink in Excel Specifies whether to enable the link defined on the object when exporting the report to an Excel file.

Data type: Boolean

Enable Hyperlink in HTML Specifies whether to enable the link defined on the object when exporting the report to an HTML file.

Data type: Boolean

Enable Hyperlink in PDF Specifies whether to enable the link defined on the object when exporting the report to a PDF file.

Data type: Boolean

Executer Class Name If the specified URL is linked to a .rst file - the JReport Result export result file, you should select jet.udos.RPTExecuter. For other links, use jet.udos.IEExecuter.

Data type: String

Horizontal Alignment Specifies the horizontal justification of the content in the JHyperLink container. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

HTML Style Specifies the CSS style of the JHyperLink in HTML result and in Page Report Studio. The value is a String value containing only the body part of a CSS style definition. Make sure that you input the right css style string.

For Example, if a full style definition is:

style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ffc800;font:italic small-caps bold 12pt serif;"

you need only input the content in the quotation marks as the HTML Style value:

text-decoration:underline;color:#ffc800;font:italic small-caps bold 12pt serif;

Data type: String

Target Specifies the window or frame at which to target contents. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
  • blank - Loads the linked document into a new blank window. This window is not named.
  • self - Loads the linked document into the window in which the link is clicked (the active window).
  • parent - Loads the linked document into the immediate parent window of the active window. If there is no parent window, the active window is used.
  • top - Loads the linked document into the topmost window.

Data type: Enumeration

Tooltips Text Specifies the text that will be shown when you hover the mouse pointer over the JHyperLink in Designer view mode, in HTML result, or in Page Report Studio.

Data type: String

URL Specifies the URL for accessing the linked file or website page.

Data type: String

Vertical Alignment Specifies the vertical justification of the content in the JHyperLink container. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration

Word Wrap Specifies whether to enable the word wrap function of JHyperLink in the exported files.

Data type: Boolean

Image
Alternate Text Specifies the text that will be displayed instead if the image cannot be displayed.

Data type: String

Display Image Specifies the local path of the image displayed for the hyperlink (like a hotspot in HTML). This property has higher priority than Display Value.

Data type: String

Original Specifies from where the image is fetched when viewing or running the report on JReport Server.

The property has following two options:

  • true - If selected, the image will not be delivered when publishing the report to JReport Server. JReport Server will find the image from the local directory specified by the property Display Image when you view the report.
  • false - If selected, the image will be delivered when publishing the report to JReport Server. JReport Server will obtain the image from the server side when you view or run the report.

Data type: Boolean

Accessibility
External AccessKey It is mapped to the HTML attribute accesskey. This attribute specifies an access key to the object.

Data type: String
External CSS Class Selector Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file.

Data type: String

HrefLang It is mapped to the HTML attribute hreflang. This attribute specifies the base language of the resource designated by a link and may only be used when a link is specified.

Data type: String

Example:

Insert two JHyperLink UDOs, and specify the following:

When you point your mouse at either UDO, a hand will show you that it is a hyperlink. By clicking it, you will be taken to the destination. The application launched to open it (the linked file) is from your Windows NT system. If Display Value and Display Image both have been specified, the image has the higher priority to be displayed.

JRotator

It is a built-in UDO that can be rotated. Text and images can be held in JRotator. Following are its special properties:

Property Name Description
Display Image Specifies the local path of the image displayed in the JRotator. This property has higher priority than Display Value.

Data type: String
Display Value Specifies the text displayed in the JRotator. This property has lower priority than Display Image.

Data type: String
Horizontal Alignment Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the JRotator container. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration
Rotate Specifies the angle at which to rotate the JRotator, in degrees.
  • 0 - No rotation.
  • positive value - Rotates the JRotator clockwise.
  • negative value - Rotates the JRotator anticlockwise.

Data type: Integer
Vertical Alignment Specifies the vertical justification of the text in the JRotator container. Choose an option from the drop-down list.

Data type: Enumeration