Package net.simplace.core.service

Class PrintHelper

java.lang.Object

net.simplace.core.service.PrintHelper

All Implemented Interfaces:

Printable, Runnable

public class PrintHelper
extends Object
implements Runnable, Printable

This helper class provides methods used for printing stuff on a printing device.

Author:

Martin Uhlir

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	TYPE_HTML
static final int	TYPE_PDF
static final int	TYPE_RTF

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.print.Printable

NO_SUCH_PAGE, PAGE_EXISTS

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static void	print(Component aComponent)	Prints a GUI component on a printer.
static void	print(Component aComponent, FWObservable aObservable)	Prints a GUI component on a printer.
int	print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pageIndex)
void	run()	Handles the whole printing process.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

TYPE_PDF

public static final int TYPE_PDF

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

TYPE_RTF

public static final int TYPE_RTF

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

TYPE_HTML

public static final int TYPE_HTML

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Method Details

print

public static void print(Component aComponent,
 FWObservable aObservable)
                  throws PrinterException

Prints a GUI component on a printer. Before printing is started, a cross-platform dialog appears to the user who can select the desired printer and customise the print properties. If the print dialog is canceled, no print job will start.

Parameters:

aComponent - a GUI component to be printed

aObservable -

Throws:

PrinterException - is thrown, if no print service is available or any error in the print system caused the job to be aborted

print

public static void print(Component aComponent)
                  throws PrinterException

Prints a GUI component on a printer. Before printing is started, a cross-platform dialog appears to the user who can select the desired printer and customise the print properties. If the print dialog is canceled, no print job will start.

Parameters:

aComponent - a GUI component to be printed

Throws:

PrinterException - is thrown, if no print service is available or any error in the print system caused the job to be aborted

run

public void run()

Handles the whole printing process.
Note: it's implemented in a new thread because looking up the printing device takes a lot of time

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable

print

public int print(Graphics g,
 PageFormat pf,
 int pageIndex)

Specified by:

print in interface Printable