Integrating and Extending BIRT

Chapter 9. Using JavaScript to Write an Event Handler

BIRT scripting is based on the Mozilla Rhino implementation of JavaScript, also called ECMAScript. Rhino implements ECMAScript version 1.5 as described in the ECMA standard ECMA-262 version 3. The complete specification for Rhino is located at:

http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/
   Ecma-262.htm.

Using BIRT Report Designer to enter a JavaScript event handler

You can use BIRT Report Designer to enter a JavaScript event handler and associate it with a specific event for a specific element.

How to use BIRT Report Designer to enter a JavaScript event handler

1. In Outline, select the report element, data source, or data set for which you want to write an event handler.

2. Choose the Script ...