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How to get the report "Layout preference" with engine API [message #1006821]

Sat, 02 February 2013 07:19

Eclipse User

Hi,

I would need to check with the report engine API if a report has been set to "auto" or "fixed" (layout preference property).

I found with a IReportRunnable object we can get this:

IReportRunnable reportDesign;
...
reportDesign.getDesignHandle().getDesignHandle().getLayoutPreference();

However this way is deprecated and returns null, it is said here we must use a moduleHandle instead:

reportDesign.getDesignHandle().getModuleHandle().*

This moduleHandle has tons of methods, but not a "getLayoutPreference()" Sad

.

Please is there a way to get this property with the report engine API?

Thanks

[Updated on: Sat, 02 February 2013 07:22] by Moderator

Re: How to get the report "Layout preference" with engine API [message #1006850 is a reply to message #1006821]

Sat, 02 February 2013 16:41

Eclipse User

From the designer, reportContext.getDesignHandle().getLayoutPreference() works. What's your BIRT version?

Re: How to get the report "Layout preference" with engine API [message #1006970 is a reply to message #1006850]

Sun, 03 February 2013 06:19

Eclipse User

Thank you Michael,

I use BIRT 4.2.1 both for Runtime / Eclipse Designer

You are right i missed it worked like this in the designer, though we still have an issue with it: as you can see in a script expression of the designer, unlike all others methods this function is not suggested by the code completion, i wonder why? If we try to use it in a java project from a ModuleHandle:

IReportRunnable reportDesign;
...
reportDesign.getDesignHandle().getModuleHandle().getLayoutPreference();

the Java project is refusing to be compiled because this method is unknown in the class ModuleHandle. I probably missed something, it seems to be the only report property that we are not able to retrieve from a "IReportRunnable" object, please could you help?

Thanks!

Re: How to get the report "Layout preference" with engine API [message #1007021 is a reply to message #1006970]

Mon, 04 February 2013 00:46

Eclipse User

Try this:

reportDesign.getDesignHandle().getModuleHandle().getDisplayProperty("layoutPreference");

Re: How to get the report "Layout preference" with engine API [message #1007124 is a reply to message #1007021]

Mon, 04 February 2013 09:38

Eclipse User

Great!!! It works! thanks a million Michael, i was struggling with this!!!

Re: How to get the report "Layout preference" with engine API [message #1007136 is a reply to message #1007124]

Mon, 04 February 2013 10:23

Eclipse User

You're welcome! Glad to help!