Chapter 9. Exporting to Other Formats

Reports can be exported to several formats. Because reports in native JasperReports format can be viewed only by using the JasperReports API (or by using the JasperViewer utility included with JasperReports), exporting reports is a common requirement. Exported reports can be viewed with readily available software like PDF viewers, word processors, and web browsers. In this chapter, we will learn how to export our reports to all of the formats supported by JasperReports.

Topics covered in this chapter include:

  • Exporting reports to PDF
  • Exporting reports to RTF
  • Exporting reports to ODT
  • Exporting reports to Excel
  • Exporting reports to HTML
  • Exporting reports to XML
  • Exporting reports to CSV
  • Exporting reports to plain text ...

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