Does java print service support word docs or text files

Can anyone tell me that java print service api allows to print word doc files or RTF files etc.

no it doesn't.
To print a Word Doc you need to be able to read it, and display it.
Anything that can be displayed in, say a JPanel, can be printed, cos it's just a matter of displaying the
image to a virtual component ( a print canvas ). Which then gets printed.
So, because Java doesn't immediately support Ms Docs, neither does the print service.
regards,
Owen

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