Create, Design, Format and Export Reports with the reporting of the most popular library in the world of Java Get started with JasperReports, and develop skills to get the most out of the definition, design, format, and export report data Generate reports from various DataSources Integrate with jasper report Spring, Hibernate, Java Server Faces or Struts In Detail JasperReports is the world's most popular embeddable Java reporting library open source, providing Java developers with the power to easily create rich print and web reports. This book shows you how to get started, and develop skills to get the most from JasperReports. This book takes you through each point of report setup, to creating, designing, formatting, and exporting reports with data from different DataSources, and integrating JasperReports with other Java frameworks. Starting with the basics of adding reporting capabilities to your application, and make the first report templates you will see how to produce your reports through the use JRXML files, custom ANT targets, and then preview them in both the browsers and JasperReports native browser. Getting data into your reports is the next step, and you will see how to get data from different DataSources, not just databases, but XML files, and Java Objects, among others. You will create better looking reports with formatting and grouping, as well as add graphic elements to the report. To complete things off, you will see how to integrate your reports with other Java frameworks, using Spring or Hibernate to get data for the report, and Java Server Faces or Struts for presenting the report. What you will learn from this book? Overview of JasperReports, and what it can do for you add reporting capabilities to your application Creating a report layout and format of reports and database design Working with DataSources Working with other types of data sources such as arrays, collections, TableModels and XML Create subreports Adding charts and graphics to the report Working with the iReport report designer Exporting reports to PDF, Excel spreadsheet or Word document format Integrating JasperReports with other Java frameworks like Spring, Java Server Faces, Struts, and Hibernate Approach This book is concise and practical guide aims to get the results you want as quickly as possible.