getElementValue (String)
public Object getElementValue (String elementName) throws Exception
This method returns the current value of the report element with the specified name. The element must be either an element with a scriptlet attached (text or image) or a tag element, in which case the current value of the tag expression is retrieved. Each element in the report may be given a name in its Properties dialog. If the element’s name is not specified Aware IM generates its own name. If a scriptlet needs to access certain elements in the report it is a good idea to give such elements some meaningful names.
Parameters
elementName | the name of the element the value of which is retrieved |
Returns
The value of the element – either String representing the text if the element is a text element or an Object representing the value of the tag expression of any type listed in the table in Appendix A if the element is a tag element or java.awt.Image
if the element is an image.
Throws
An exception if the element with the specified name was not found or there was some other error.