net.sf.jasperreports.jsf.convert
Interface ReportConverter

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

JasperFileReportConverter, ReportConverterBase, SourceFileReportConverter

public interface ReportConverter
extends Serializable

Report converter interface.

Author:

A. Alonso Dominguez

Method Summary

boolean	accepts(Object value)
net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperReport	convertFromValue(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context, UIReport component, Object value) Obtains a JasperReport instance from the value received as a parameter.

Method Detail

accepts

boolean accepts(Object value)

convertFromValue

net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperReport convertFromValue(javax.faces.context.FacesContext context,
                                                          UIReport component,
                                                          Object value)
                                                          throws ConverterException

Obtains a JasperReport instance from the value received as a parameter.

Parameters:

context - current faces' context.

component - the faces' component asking for conversion.

value - the value that must be converted.

Returns:

a JasperReport instance.

Throws:

ConverterException - if value can't be converted.