How to set property in Textfield?

Question

I want to set a property for a textField element in the jrxml file.

I have read the answer here and I would like to set the net.sf.jasperreports.text.save.line.breaks property in TextField as mentioned in the comments.

I have tried:

<textField isStretchWithOverflow="true" isBlankWhenNull="true">             
    <reportElementx="409" y="170" width="300" height="14"/>
    <textElement>
        <font fontName="Courier New" size="8"/>
    </textElement>
    <property name="net.sf.jasperreports.text.save.line.breaks" value="true"/>
    <textFieldExpression class="java.lang.String"><![CDATA[$F{field}]]></textFieldExpression>
</textField>

But the compiler says:

Invalid content was found starting with element 'property'

What is the correct way?

Answer 1

The property element needs to go in reportElement

        <textField isStretchWithOverflow="true" isBlankWhenNull="true">             
            <reportElement key="textField-2" positionType="Float" x="409" y="170" width="300" height="14" stretchType="RelativeToTallestObject" isPrintWhenDetailOverflows="true">
                <property name="net.sf.jasperreports.text.save.line.breaks" value="true"/>
            </reportElement>
            ...