Class library dependencies

JasperReports leverages other open source Java libraries to implement some of its functionality. Some of the libraries JasperReports builds on include:

  • iText: A PDF generation and manipulation library. It has the ability of generating and manipulating RTF, XML, and HTML documents. JasperReports takes advantage of iText in order to export reports to PDF and RTF. More information about iText can be found at http://www.lowagie.com/iText/.
  • JFreeChart: A Java library for producing various charts, including pie charts, bar charts, line charts, and area charts. JasperReports takes advantage of JFreeChart to implement its built-in charting functionality. More information about JFreeChart can be found at http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart ...

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