Example on how to generate a simple pdf report with JasperReports

GenerateSimplePdfReportWithJasperReports.java

package rponte.report;

import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRException;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRExporter;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRExporterParameter;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperCompileManager;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperFillManager;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperPrint;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export.JRPdfExporter;

import rponte.report.ConnectionFactory;

/**
 * This article in 'pt_BR' teaches how to generate PDF reports on the Web with JasperReports
 * http://blog.triadworks.com.br/jasperreports-gerando-relatorios-pdf-na-web
 *
 * You'll need these jar's below:
 *	
 * jasperreports-5.0.1.jar
 * iText-2.1.7.jar (needed to generate PDF)
 * jfreechart-1.0.12.jar (needed to graphics and charts)
 * jcommon-1.0.15.jar (needed to graphics and charts)
 * commons-beanutils-1.8.2.jar
 * commons-collections-3.2.1.jar
 * commons-digester-2.1.jar
 * commons-logging-1.1.jar
 */
public class GenerateSimplePdfReportWithJasperReports {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		Connection connection = null;
		try {
		
			String reportName = "myreport";
			Map<String, Object> parameters = new HashMap<String, Object>();
			connection = new ConnectionFactory().getConnection(); // opens a jdbc connection

			// compiles jrxml
			JasperCompileManager.compileReportToFile(reportName + ".jrxml");
			// fills compiled report with parameters and a connection
			JasperPrint print = JasperFillManager.fillReport(reportName + ".jasper", parameters, connection);
			// exports report to pdf
			JRExporter exporter = new JRPdfExporter();
			exporter.setParameter(JRExporterParameter.JASPER_PRINT, print);
			exporter.setParameter(JRExporterParameter.OUTPUT_STREAM, new FileOutputStream(reportName + ".pdf")); // your output goes here
			
			exporter.exportReport();

		} catch (Exception e) {
			throw new RuntimeException("It's not possible to generate the pdf report.", e);
		} finally {
			// it's your responsibility to close the connection, don't forget it!
			if (connection != null) {
				try { connection.close(); } catch (Exception e) {}
			}
		}
		
	}
	
}

Hi, the above java code was very useful and worked well to get pdf file. Thanks for sharing here. Keep sharing more and more

Hi,
please provide the necessary jar files for executing this source code.
i am unable to import the following package :- rponte.report.ConnectionFactory.
please do the needful as soon as possible.

Thanks works fine... !!

Some of the features used here are deprecated, such as JRExporterParameter.OUTPUT_STREAM.
You should update your code.

I agree, some features are deprecated. Can yo update the code to version 6 ?

OUTPUT_STREAM Deprecated.
Replaced by SimpleWriterExporterOutput.SimpleWriterExporterOutput(java.io.OutputStream) and SimpleOutputStreamExporterOutput.SimpleOutputStreamExporterOutput(java.io.OutputStream).

Hi,
i am unable to import the following package :- rponte.report.ConnectionFactory.
please do the needful as soon as possible.

it is not working ,it give
cvc-complex-type.3.2.2: Attribute 'uuid' is not allowed to appear in element 'jasperReport'.
Exception

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Hi Team,

I can't able to add.

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRException;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRExporter;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRExporterParameter;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperCompileManager;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperFillManager;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperPrint;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export.JRPdfExporter;

any body please help me

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This article in 'pt_BR' teaches how to generate PDF reports on the Web with JasperReports