How to use

setDataType

method

in

net.sf.dynamicreports.report.builder.FieldBuilder

/**
 * <p>field.</p>
 *
 * @param name     a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 * @param dataType a {@link net.sf.dynamicreports.report.definition.datatype.DRIDataType} object.
 * @param <T>      a T object.
 * @return a {@link net.sf.dynamicreports.report.builder.FieldBuilder} object.
 */
public static <T> FieldBuilder<T> field(String name, DRIDataType dataType) {
  Validate.notNull(dataType, "dataType must not be null");
  FieldBuilder<T> fieldBuilder = new FieldBuilder<T>(name, dataType.getValueClass());
  fieldBuilder.setDataType(dataType);
  return fieldBuilder;
}

/**
 * <p>field.</p>
 *
 * @param name       a {@link java.lang.String} object.
 * @param valueClass a {@link java.lang.Class} object.
 * @param <T>        a T object.
 * @return a {@link net.sf.dynamicreports.report.builder.FieldBuilder} object.
 */
public static <T> FieldBuilder<T> field(String name, Class valueClass) {
  FieldBuilder<T> fieldBuilder = new FieldBuilder<T>(name, valueClass);
  try {
    DRIDataType<? super T, T> dataType = DataTypes.detectType(valueClass);
    fieldBuilder.setDataType(dataType);
  } catch (DRException e) {
  }
  return fieldBuilder;
}