I would like to print a jframe when clicking a button.
So i tried this code. If I click the print button, I get a printer dialog and when I tell it to print, it just prints a blank document, i don't know why. Any help?
public static class Printer implements Printable {
final Component comp;
public Printer(Component comp){
this.comp = comp;
}
@Override
public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat format, int page_index)
throws PrinterException {
if (page_index > 0) {
return Printable.NO_SUCH_PAGE;
}
// get the bounds of the component
Dimension dim = comp.getSize();
double cHeight = dim.getHeight();
double cWidth = dim.getWidth();
// get the bounds of the printable area
double pHeight = format.getImageableHeight();
double pWidth = format.getImageableWidth();
double pXStart = format.getImageableX();
double pYStart = format.getImageableY();
double xRatio = pWidth / cWidth;
double yRatio = pHeight / cHeight;
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g;
g2.translate(pXStart, pYStart);
g2.scale(xRatio, yRatio);
comp.paint(g2);
return Printable.PAGE_EXISTS;
}
}
and in the button action performed
JFrame yourComponent = new ODietListJFrame();
PrinterJob pjob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
PageFormat preformat = pjob.defaultPage();
preformat.setOrientation(PageFormat.LANDSCAPE);
PageFormat postformat = pjob.pageDialog(preformat);
//If user does not hit cancel then print.
if (preformat != postformat) {
//Set print component
pjob.setPrintable(new Printer(yourComponent), postformat);
if (pjob.printDialog()) {
try {
pjob.print();
} catch (PrinterException ex) {
Logger.getLogger(ODietListJFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
}
}
Thanks for help.