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* JasperReports - Free Java Reporting Library.
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package net.sf.jasperreports.components.list;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRElementGroup;
/**
* Container of report elements that are to be printed for each record in the
* list subdataset.
*
* @author Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)
* @version $Id: ListContents.java 3138 2009-10-22 15:40:22Z lucianc $
* @see ListComponent#getContents()
*/
public interface ListContents extends JRElementGroup
{
/**
* Returns the height of the list contents.
*
* <p>
* This value is used as a minimum list item height: if the space left on
* the page is smaller than the height, then an overflow is triggered and
* the list item is printed on a new page/column.
*
* @return the height of the list contents
*/
int getHeight();
/**
* Returns the width of the list contents.
*
* <p>
* When the list is filled horizontally, several list cells will be placed
* on the same row one next to another within the width of the list element
* (unless the list element width is ignored).
* The width of the list contents will determine how many cells can be
* placed on a row.
* </p>
*
* @return the width of the list contents
* @see ListComponent#getPrintOrder()
* @see ListComponent#getIgnoreWidth()
*/
Integer getWidth();
}