Deprecated API

Contents

• Deprecated Interfaces
• Deprecated Classes
• Deprecated Fields
• Deprecated Methods
• Deprecated Constructors

Deprecated Interfaces

Interface and Description
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.layout.BandLayoutManager This class is no longer used.

Deprecated Classes

Class and Description
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.AbstractCompareExpression This can be better handled in a formula.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.templates.AnchorFieldTemplate the Anchor-Field has been deprecated. Use the style-key "anchor" instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.AnchorFilter The anchor filter is deprecated now. Use the stylekey "anchor" instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.bool.AndExpression use formulas instead
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.AverageExpression this has been replaced by the ColumnAverageExpression.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.strings.CapitalizeStringExpression Use a formula instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ColumnAverageExpression the same can be achived with a formula "AVG([column1], [column2], [column3])"
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ColumnDifferenceExpression This can be done easier with a formula.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ColumnDivisionExpression Use a formula
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ColumnMaximumExpression Use a formula
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ColumnMinimumExpression Use a formula
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ColumnMultiplyExpression Use a formula
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ColumnSumExpression Use a formula
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.date.CompareDateExpression This can be solved easier using the Inline-Expression language.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.CompareFieldsExpression Use a formula instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.numeric.CompareNumberExpression like all compare functions, using the formula support is easier.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.strings.CompareStringExpression This can be done a lot easier using a simple formula.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ConditionalItemSumFunction Filter the values by using a plain formula.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ConvertToDateExpression use a formula function (ParseDate) instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.CreateGroupAnchorsFunction It is easier to create anchors using a Style-expression. The Anchor-Field has been deprecated now.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.CreateHyperLinksFunction add style expressions to the 'href-target' and 'href-window' instead. It is much easier and less confusing.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.output.csv.CSVWriter Will be removed in the future, as PDI is a better CSV generator.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.DateCutExpression The VariableDateExpression is much better suited for this purpose.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.date.DateSpanExpression This can be solved using a plain formula.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.wizard.DefaultDataSchemaModel Use the DesignTimeDataSchemaModel instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ElementColorFunction add a style expression for the 'paint' style instead
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ElementTrafficLightFunction This function can be safely replaced by a formula.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ElementVisibilityFunction add a style-expression for the visible style-key instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ElementVisibilitySwitchFunction Use the RowBandingFunction to modify the band's background color directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.style.FontDefinition use single properties instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.base.GroupList The group-list is a legacy class and should not be used outside the legacy handling.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.HideElementByNameFunction Use a formula
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.HideElementIfDataAvailableExpression Use a Style-Expression or make proper use of the No-Data-Band
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.HideNullValuesFunction This should be done using Style-Expressions.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.HidePageBandForTableExportFunction Use style expressions instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.bool.IsEmptyDataExpression Use a formula instead or make proper use of the No-Data band.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.IsEmptyExpression Use a Formula Instead
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.numeric.IsNegativeExpression This can be replaced by a formula.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.IsNullExpression Use a Formula Instead
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.numeric.IsPositiveExpression This can be replaced by a formula.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ItemColumnQuotientExpression Use PercentageExpression instead, it's name is much clearer
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.NegativeNumberPaintChangeFunction The same thing can be achieved using a simple StyleExpression on the element's PAINT stylekey.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.bool.OrExpression use Formulas instead
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.PaintComponentFunction Use the new Component-Element instead. It uses drawables for this job, and therefore the result looks much better. This method does no longer work, as it depended on implementation details that are no longer in use.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.PaintDynamicComponentFunction Use the new Component-Element instead. It uses drawables for this job, and therefore the result looks much better.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.PercentageExpression The same can be achieved using a simple ValueExpression.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.base.ReportGenerator Use LibLoader directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.sys.SheetNameFunction This way of defining a sheetname for elements is deprecated. Sheetnames should be declared or computed directly on the bands by specifiing a sheetname using the "computed-sheetname" style-property.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ShowElementByNameFunction This can be done easier using style-expressions
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ShowElementIfDataAvailableExpression Use a formula instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.sys.SingleValueQueryFunction use the formula expression with the same name instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.layout.StackedLayoutManager This layout manager is no longer used.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.layout.StaticLayoutManager This layout manager is no longer used.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.strings.SubStringExpression Use a formula
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.extwriter.TemplatesWriter No longer used.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.TextFormatExpression Use the MessageFormatExpression instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.strings.TokenizeStringExpression Use a formula: "prefix & SUBSTITUTE(field, delimeter, replacement) & suffix"
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.strings.ToLowerCaseStringExpression This can be solved with a formula
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.strings.ToUpperCaseStringExpression This can be solved with a formula
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.strings.URLEncodeExpression This can be replaced by a formula.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.output.xml.XMLModule The whole basic XML output is deprecated as it cannot handle inline subreports.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.output.xml.XMLProcessor The whole basic XML output is deprecated as it cannot handle inline subreports.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.output.xml.XMLWriter The whole basic XML output is deprecated as it cannot handle inline subreports.

Deprecated Fields

Field and Description
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.output.table.xls.ExcelTableModule.CONFIGURATION_PREFIX The configuration prefix should not be needed anymore. Always provide the full name.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.parameters.ParameterAttributeNames.Swing.RENDER_HINT Not used and replaced by render-type expansion.

Deprecated Methods

Method and Description
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.DateFieldElementFactory.createDateElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, DateFormat, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.DateFieldElementFactory.createDateElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.DateFieldElementFactory.createDateElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, DateFormat, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.DateFieldElementFactory.createDateElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.LabelElementFactory.createLabelElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.LabelElementFactory.createLabelElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.MessageFieldElementFactory.createMessageElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.MessageFieldElementFactory.createMessageElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.NumberFieldElementFactory.createNumberElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, NumberFormat, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.NumberFieldElementFactory.createNumberElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.NumberFieldElementFactory.createNumberElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, NumberFormat, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.NumberFieldElementFactory.createNumberElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.ResourceFieldElementFactory.createResourceElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.ResourceLabelElementFactory.createResourceLabel(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.ResourceMessageElementFactory.createResourceMessage(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.TextFieldElementFactory.createStringElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.TextFieldElementFactory.createStringElement(String, Rectangle2D, Color, ElementAlignment, FontDefinition, String, String) Use a more fine-grained approach to define this element by using the element-factory directly.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.parameters.FormulaParameterEvaluator.evaluate(ValidationResult, ReportParameterDefinition, ParameterContext) This method is unsafe. Do not use it or you may open up your application to all kinds of security risks. The method will be removed in the next release.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.Element.getDataSource() Whereever possible use ElementType implementations instead. This method only exists to let old reports run.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.DataRowDataSource.getField() Required for legacy-parsing, do not use elsewhere.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.output.table.html.helper.StyleManager.getGlobalStyleSheet() This method is slower than writing to the stream directly. Do not use it.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.ElementVisibilitySwitchFunction.getInitialTriggerValue() use getInitialState instead.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.output.table.base.TableCutList.getKeys() Always provide a buffer for performance reasons.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.states.DataRowConnector.getLastDatasource(DataTarget) no longer used.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.ElementFactory.getLayoutCachable() The layout cachable flag is no longer used.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.misc.survey.SurveyScaleExpression.getRangePaint()
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.parameters.ParameterUtils.initializeDefaultValues(MasterReport, ParameterContext)
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.Expression.isActive() The Active-Flag is no longer evaluated. We always assume it to be true.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.AbstractExpression.isActive() The Active-Flag is no longer evaluated. We always assume it to be true.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.AbstractExpression.setActive(boolean) All expressions are always active. This method has no effect anymore.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.Element.setDataSource(DataSource) The data-source should not be used anymore. Use ElementType implementations instead. This method only exists to let old reports run.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.filter.DataRowDataSource.setField(String) Required for legacy-parsing, do not use elsewhere.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.function.PageFunction.setIgnorePageCancelEvents(boolean) No longer used.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.elementfactory.ElementFactory.setLayoutCachable(Boolean) The layout cachable flag is no longer used.
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.misc.survey.SurveyScaleExpression.setRangePaint(Paint)

Deprecated Constructors

Constructor and Description
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.parser.ext.factory.base.DecimalFormatObjectDescription(Class, boolean) should no longer be used...
org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core.modules.output.pageable.graphics.internal.LogicalPageDrawable(LogicalPageBox, OutputProcessorMetaData, ResourceManager)