In addition to databases and maps, JasperReports allows us to use Plain Old Java Objects (POJOs) as datasources. We can use any Java object that adheres to the JavaBeans specification as a datasource. The only requirements for an object to adhere to the JavaBeans specification are that it must have no public properties, it must have a no-argument constructor, and it must provide getter and setter methods to access its private and protected properties. Let us create a Java object that can be used as a datasource for our next example:
package net.ensode.jasperbook;
public class AircraftData
{
public AircraftData(String tail, String serial, String model, String engine)
{
setTailNum(tail);
setAircraftSerial(serial);
setAircraftModel(model);
setEngineModel(engine);
}
public AircraftData()
{
}
private String tailNum;
private String aircraftSerial;
private String aircraftModel;
private String engineModel;
public String getAircraftModel()
{
return aircraftModel;
}
public...