How print a page to the printer with String variable

Question

I my name is Alexandre Lefebvre. Im in big trouble. All my program is finished. I must print only the String elements on a JTextArea to the printer (Hewllett-Packard 842c). Please help me.

Answer 1

Use the java 2d Api and printable interface together.
First, implement Printable Interface
your class extends XXXXX implements Printable
then use this..
public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int index)
if(index ! =0) return NO_SUCH_PAGE;
Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
g2.setColor(Any Color);
g2.drawString(textArea.getText());
return PAGE_EXISTS;
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
if(ae.getSource() == printButton)
PrinterJob pj = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
pj.setPrintable(this);
if(pj.printDialog())
try
pj.print();
catch(Exception e){ // Handle }
This works fine for printing a single page. But you've got to use some logic and iterate the print job