Which Printer

Lets say i have two printers connected to a machine, or via network. How do i write a program that allows the user to select which printer he wishes to use.
I know that a dialog box already exists, but i want to make my own one.
PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
if(printJob.printDialog()) // Creates the printer Dialog.
//IF true returned then print
The PrinterJob class contains limited functions as far as i can see
abstract int getCopies()
Gets the number of copies to be printed.
abstract String getJobName()
Gets the name of the document to be printed.
static PrinterJob getPrinterJob()
Creates and returns a PrinterJob.
abstract String getUserName()
Gets the name of the printing user.
I dont see how any of these functions will return a list of printers available. I seem to be missing something somewhere.
Cheers for any help
dave

I know the information comes from the OS, but there must be a way for java to get access to this information. It puts the names into a Java Drop Down Box doesn't it? All i need is for my program to be able to choose between different printers without using the printdialog() function.

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