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== Parameter Details ==
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Moved to [[Parameter Details (BIRT) 2.1]]
 
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This example demonstrates using the RE API to extract parameter details
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from the report design.  It also uses the DE API, to extract report
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parameter default values.
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Add comments at the bottom of the example.
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[[BIRT Report Engine API]] Return to the BIRT Report Engine API examples
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== Source ==
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import java.io.Serializable;
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import java.util.Collection;
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import java.util.Collections;
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import java.util.HashMap;
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import java.util.Iterator;
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import java.util.logging.Level;
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import org.eclipse.birt.core.framework.Platform;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.EngineConfig;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.EngineException;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.IGetParameterDefinitionTask;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.IParameterDefnBase;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.IParameterGroupDefn;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.IParameterSelectionChoice;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.IReportEngine;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.IReportEngineFactory;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.IReportRunnable;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.IScalarParameterDefn;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.CascadingParameterGroupHandle;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ReportDesignHandle;
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import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ScalarParameterHandle;
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public class ParametersTask {
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static void executeReport() throws EngineException
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{
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  HashMap<String, HashMap<String, Serializable>> parmDetails = new HashMap<String, HashMap<String, Serializable>>();
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  IReportEngine engine=null;
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  EngineConfig config = null;
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  try{
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  config = new EngineConfig( );
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  config.setEngineHome( "C:/birt-runtime-2_1_0/birt-runtime-2_1_0/ReportEngine" );
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  config.setLogConfig(null, Level.FINE);
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  Platform.startup( config );
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  IReportEngineFactory factory = (IReportEngineFactory) Platform
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  .createFactoryObject( IReportEngineFactory.EXTENSION_REPORT_ENGINE_FACTORY );
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  engine = factory.createReportEngine( config );
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  engine.changeLogLevel( Level.WARNING );
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  }catch( Exception ex){
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  ex.printStackTrace();
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  }
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  IReportRunnable design = null;
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  //Open a report design
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  design = engine.openReportDesign("C:/test/2.1/parameters/Parameters.rptdesign");
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  //Create Parameter Definition Task and retrieve parameter definitions
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  IGetParameterDefinitionTask task = engine.createGetParameterDefinitionTask( design );
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  Collection params = task.getParameterDefns( true );
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  //Iterate over each parameter
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  Iterator iter = params.iterator( );
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  while ( iter.hasNext( ) )
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  {
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  IParameterDefnBase param = (IParameterDefnBase) iter.next( );
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  if ( param instanceof IParameterGroupDefn )
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  {
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    IParameterGroupDefn group = (IParameterGroupDefn) param;
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    //System.out.println( "Parameter Group: " + group.getName( ) );
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    // Do something with the parameter group.
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    // Iterate over group contents.
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    Iterator i2 = group.getContents( ).iterator( );
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    while ( i2.hasNext( ) )
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    {
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    IScalarParameterDefn scalar = (IScalarParameterDefn) i2.next( );
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    //System.out.println("\t" + scalar.getName());
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    //Get details on the parameter
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    parmDetails.put( scalar.getName(), loadParameterDetails( task, scalar, design, group));
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    }
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  }
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  else
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  {
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    IScalarParameterDefn scalar = (IScalarParameterDefn) param;
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    //System.out.println(param.getName());
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    //get details on the parameter
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    parmDetails.put( scalar.getName(),loadParameterDetails( task, scalar, design, null));                 
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  }
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  }
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  //Destroy the engine and shutdown the Platform
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  //Note - If the program stays resident do not shutdown the Platform or the Engine 
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  engine.shutdown();
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  Platform.shutdown();
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  System.out.println("Finished");
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}
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//Function to load parameter details in a map.
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private static HashMap<String, Serializable> loadParameterDetails(IGetParameterDefinitionTask task, IScalarParameterDefn scalar, IReportRunnable report, IParameterGroupDefn group)
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{
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  HashMap<String, Serializable> parameter = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();
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  if( group == null){
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  parameter.put("Parameter Group", "Default");
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  }else{
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  parameter.put("Parameter Group", group.getName()); 
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  }
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  parameter.put("Name", scalar.getName());
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  parameter.put("Help Text", scalar.getHelpText());
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  parameter.put("Display Name", scalar.getDisplayName());
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  //this is a format code such as  > for UPPERCASE
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  parameter.put("Display Format", scalar.getDisplayFormat());
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  if( scalar.isHidden() ){
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  parameter.put("Hidden", "Yes");
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  }else{
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  parameter.put("Hidden", "No");
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  }
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  if( scalar.allowBlank() ){
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  parameter.put("Allow Blank", "Yes");
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  }else{
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  parameter.put("Allow Blank", "No");
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  }
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  if( scalar.allowNull() ){
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  parameter.put("Allow Null", "Yes"); 
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  }else{
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  parameter.put("Allow Null", "No");
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  }
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  if( scalar.isValueConcealed() ){
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  parameter.put("Conceal Entry", "Yes");  //ie passwords etc
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  }else{
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  parameter.put("Conceal Entry", "No");
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  }
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  switch (scalar.getControlType()) {
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  case IScalarParameterDefn.TEXT_BOX:  parameter.put("Type", "Text Box"); break;
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  case IScalarParameterDefn.LIST_BOX:  parameter.put("Type", "List Box"); break;
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  case IScalarParameterDefn.RADIO_BUTTON:  parameter.put("Type", "List Box"); break;
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  case IScalarParameterDefn.CHECK_BOX:  parameter.put("Type", "List Box"); break;
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  default: parameter.put("Type", "Text Box");break;
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  }
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  switch (scalar.getDataType()) {
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  case IScalarParameterDefn.TYPE_STRING:  parameter.put("Data Type", "String"); break;
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  case IScalarParameterDefn.TYPE_FLOAT:  parameter.put("Data Type", "Float"); break;
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  case IScalarParameterDefn.TYPE_DECIMAL:  parameter.put("Data Type", "Decimal"); break;
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  case IScalarParameterDefn.TYPE_DATE_TIME:  parameter.put("Data Type", "Date Time"); break;
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  case IScalarParameterDefn.TYPE_BOOLEAN:  parameter.put("Data Type", "Boolean"); break;
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  default:  parameter.put("Data Type", "Any"); break;
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  }
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  //Get report design and find default value, prompt text and data set expression using the DE API
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  ReportDesignHandle reportHandle = ( ReportDesignHandle ) report.getDesignHandle( );
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  ScalarParameterHandle parameterHandle = ( ScalarParameterHandle ) reportHandle.findParameter( scalar.getName() );
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  parameter.put("Default Value", parameterHandle.getDefaultValue());
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  parameter.put("Prompt Text", parameterHandle.getPromptText());
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  parameter.put("Data Set Expression", parameterHandle.getValueExpr());
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  if(scalar.getControlType() !=  IScalarParameterDefn.TEXT_BOX)
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  {
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  //retrieve selection list for cascaded parameter
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  if ( parameterHandle.getContainer( ) instanceof CascadingParameterGroupHandle ){
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    Collection sList = Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
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    if ( parameterHandle.getContainer( ) instanceof CascadingParameterGroupHandle )
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    {
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    int index = parameterHandle.getContainerSlotHandle( )
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    .findPosn( parameterHandle );
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    Object[] keyValue = new Object[index];
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    for ( int i = 0; i < index; i++ )
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    {
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      ScalarParameterHandle handle = (ScalarParameterHandle) ( (CascadingParameterGroupHandle) parameterHandle.getContainer( ) ).getParameters( )
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      .get( i );
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      //Use parameter default values
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      keyValue[i] = handle.getDefaultValue();
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    }
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    String groupName = parameterHandle.getContainer( ).getName( );
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    task.evaluateQuery( groupName );
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    sList = task.getSelectionListForCascadingGroup( groupName, keyValue );
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    HashMap<Object, String> dynamicList = new HashMap<Object, String>();     
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    for ( Iterator sl = sList.iterator( ); sl.hasNext( ); )
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    {
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      IParameterSelectionChoice sI = (IParameterSelectionChoice) sl.next( );
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      Object value = sI.getValue( );
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      Object label = sI.getLabel( );
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      System.out.println( label + "--" + value);
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      dynamicList.put(value,(String) label);
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    }       
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    parameter.put("Selection List", dynamicList);
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    }       
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  }else{
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    //retrieve selection list
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    Collection selectionList = task.getSelectionList( scalar.getName() );
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    if ( selectionList != null )
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    {
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    HashMap<Object, String> dynamicList = new HashMap<Object, String>();     
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    for ( Iterator sliter = selectionList.iterator( ); sliter.hasNext( ); )
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    {
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      IParameterSelectionChoice selectionItem = (IParameterSelectionChoice) sliter.next( );
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      Object value = selectionItem.getValue( );
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      String label = selectionItem.getLabel( );
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      //System.out.println( label + "--" + value);
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      dynamicList.put(value,label);
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    }
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    parameter.put("Selection List", dynamicList);
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    }
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  }
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  }
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  //Print out results
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  Iterator iter = parameter.keySet().iterator();
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  System.out.println("======================Parameter =" + scalar.getName());
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  while (iter.hasNext()) {
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  String name = (String) iter.next();
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  if( name.equals("Selection List")){
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    HashMap selList = (HashMap)parameter.get(name);
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    Iterator selIter = selList.keySet().iterator();
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    while (selIter.hasNext()) {
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    Object lbl = selIter.next();
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    System.out.println( "Selection List Entry ===== Key = " + lbl + " Value = " + selList.get(lbl));
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    }
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  }else{
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    System.out.println( name + " = " + parameter.get(name));   
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  }
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  }
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  return parameter;
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}
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/**
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  * @param args
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  */
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public static void main(String[] args) {
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  try
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  {
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  executeReport( );
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  }
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  catch ( Exception e )
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  {
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  e.printStackTrace();
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  }
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}
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}
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 4 October 2007

Moved to Parameter Details (BIRT) 2.1

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