Eclipse BIRT Report Object Model (ROM)

TableGroup Element

Element Overview

Represents a group break level within a table.

Details

Display Name: Table Group
Since: 1.0
XML Element: group
Extends: ListingGroup
Extendable: No
Abstract: No
Name Space: None
Name Requirement: Not Supported
Allows User Properties: Yes
Has Style: No

Method Summary

onPageBreak
onPrepare
It is for a script startup phase. No data binding yet. The design of an element can be changed here.

Slot Summary

header
The header band for this group.
footer
The footer rows for this group.

Inherited Properties

ACLExpression, bookmark, bookmarkDisplayName, cascadeACL, eventHandlerClass, filter, groupName, hideDetail, interval, intervalBase, intervalRange, keyExpr, newHandlerOnEachEvent, pageBreakAfter, pageBreakBefore, pageBreakInside, repeatHeader, sort, sortDirection, sortType, toc, viewAction

Inherited Methods

onCreate, onRender

Description

A table is often divided into a number of groups. Groups provide a way of showing common headings for a group of related rows. Groups often have subtotals. For example, a sales report may show totals per sales rep and region.

A group is defined by a group key. The key is a column from the query. If the group key is a time field then user often want to group on an interval such as month or quarter.

Method Detail

onPageBreak Method

Synopsis

None obj.onPageBreak( )

Details

Since: 2.1
Context: presentation
Arguments: None
Return Type: None

onPrepare Method

It is for a script startup phase. No data binding yet. The design of an element can be changed here.

Synopsis

None obj.onPrepare( )

Details

Since: 2.0
Context: startup
Arguments: None
Return Type: None

Description

It is for a script startup phase. No data binding yet. The design of an element can be changed here.

Slot Detail

header Slot

The header band for this group.

Details

Display Name: Header
Since: 1.0
XML Element: header
Contents: List of Row
Default Style: table-group-header

Description

The header band appears before the first detail row of a group. This band contains any number of table rows. Rows appear sequentially; or can be selected conditionally.

Report items within the header slot have visibility to the entire result set. If the header contains a simple element such as a data item, then it will display values from the first row of the group. If the header contains a chart, then the chart displays rows from the entire group. If the header displays an aggregate, then the aggregate is computed over the entire group.

See Also

Row element defined in the ROM Layout Specification


footer Slot

The footer rows for this group.

Details

Display Name: Footer
Since: 1.0
XML Element: footer
Contents: List of Row
Default Style: table-group-footer

Description

The footer band appears after the last detail row of a group. This band contains any number of table rows. Rows appear sequentially; or can be selected conditionally.

Report items within the footer slot have visibility to the entire result set. If the footer contains a simple element such as a data item, then it will display values from the first row of the group. If the footer contains a chart, then the chart displays rows from the entire group. If the footer displays an aggregate, then the aggregate is computed over the entire group.

See Also

Row element defined in the ROM Layout Specification