I'm trying to find out how to use a string collection as a datasource in JasperReports.
I guess I found the solution, but I can't get this to work, can anyone assist me?
set as datasource the special data source JREmptyDatasource( $F{my_collection}.size() )
This creates an empty data set with the same size of records as the collection.Pass the $F{my_collection} as parameter to the sub dataset (using the data set run of the List).
To print the current element of the collection:
$P{my_collection_param}.get( $V{REPORT_COUNT} )
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<property name="ireport.zoom" value="1.0"/>
<property name="ireport.x" value="0"/>
<property name="ireport.y" value="0"/>
<subDataset name="dataset1">
<parameter name="my_collection_param" class="java.util.Collection" isForPrompting="false">
<defaultValueExpression><![CDATA[$P{my_collection}]]></defaultValueExpression>
</parameter>
</subDataset>
<parameter name="my_collection" class="java.util.Collection">
<defaultValueExpression><![CDATA["anna"]]></defaultValueExpression>
</parameter>
<field name="my_collection" class="java.util.Collection">
<fieldDescription><![CDATA[]]></fieldDescription>
</field>
<background>
<band splitType="Stretch"/>
</background>
<title>
<band height="79" splitType="Stretch"/>
</title>
<pageHeader>
<band height="35" splitType="Stretch"/>
</pageHeader>
<columnHeader>
<band height="61" splitType="Stretch"/>
</columnHeader>
<detail>
<band height="125" splitType="Stretch">
<componentElement>
<reportElement x="51" y="30" width="400" height="50"/>
<jr:list xmlns:jr="http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/jasperreports/components" xsi:schemaLocation="http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/jasperreports/components http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/xsd/components.xsd" printOrder="Vertical">
<datasetRun subDataset="dataset1">
<dataSourceExpression><![CDATA[new net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JREmptyDataSource($F{my_collection}.size())]]></dataSourceExpression>
</datasetRun>
<jr:listContents height="50" width="0">
<textField>
<reportElement x="159" y="24" width="100" height="20"/>
<textElement/>
<textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String"><![CDATA[$P{my_collection_param}.get( $V{REPORT_COUNT} )]]></textFieldExpression>
</textField>
</jr:listContents>
</jr:list>
</componentElement>
</band>
</detail>
<columnFooter>
<band height="45" splitType="Stretch"/>
</columnFooter>
<pageFooter>
<band height="54" splitType="Stretch"/>
</pageFooter>
<summary>
<band height="42" splitType="Stretch"/>
</summary>