I'm proud to announce that the second edition of my JasperReports book, JasperReports 3.5 for Java Developers has been published.
The book has been updated to cover the latest features added to JasperReports since the first edition was published. Here is the table of contents:
Chapter 1: An Overview of JasperReports
Chapter 2: Adding Reporting Capabilities to our Java Applications
Chapter 3: Creating your First Report
Chapter 4: Creating Dynamic Reports from Databases
Chapter 5: Working with Other Datasources
Chapter 6: Report Layout and Design
Chapter 7: Adding Charts and Graphics to Reports
Chapter 8: Other JasperReports Features
Chapter 9: Exporting to Other Formats
Chapter 10: Graphical Report Design with iReport
Chapter 11: Integrating JasperReports with Other Frameworks
The full table of contents can be found here.
I also added JPA integration as part of the chapter on JasperReports integration with other frameworks.
An article based on the book can be found at the Packt Publishing web site, it covers the most common use for JasperReports, which is generating reports from database data.
Also, chapter 10, Graphical Report Design with iReport, is available for free, no registration required.
