The JasperReports library has a simple and straightforward API that should be easy to understand when you start working with it. JasperReports is also a very flexible and configurable tool that can adapt to various needs when embedded into your Java application. This is not immediately apparent when you first look at the high-level API it exposes, so having a complete reference to all its functionality, as we’ve put together in this book, might prove to be very helpful to developers wanting to make the best of this library. Because JasperReports is mainly a developer tool, this book is mainly for Java developers who want to better understand how the content-rendering engine works and how it could be plugged into their applications.
