com.antelmann.util
Class PrintUtilities

java.lang.Object
  com.antelmann.util.PrintUtilities

public class PrintUtilities
extends Object

some ease-of-use-functions for printing.

Author:

Holger Antelmann

See Also:

JPrinterSelect

Nested Class Summary

static interface

PrintUtilities.Printer allows to plug in a printing service into PrintUtilities

Field Summary

static MediaName

mediaName currently uses ISO_A4_WHITE by default

Method Summary

static String	getInfoOn(PrintService service)
static PrintUtilities.Printer	getPrinter() returns the printer to be used
static Color	getTextColor()
static Font	getTextFont() returns the special font to be used when printing text; may be null
static void	print(Component c, boolean scaleToPageWidth) prints the given component after selecting the desired printer
static void	print(PrinterJob printJob, Component c, boolean scaleToPageWidth)
static void	print(PrintService service, InputStream stream)
static void	printASCIIText(PrintService service, String text, boolean formFeed) prints the given text to the given print service (adding a formFeed if desired)
static void	printASCIIText(String text) calls text(text, true)
static void	printASCIIText(String text, boolean formFeed) prints the given text to the default printer (adding a formFeed if desired)
static void	printOnePage(PrinterJob printJob, Component c)
static void	printText(String text) uses a TextPrinter and utilizes text color and font if set
static void	printText(String text, PrinterJob job, boolean showDialog) uses a TextPrinter and utilizes text color and font if set
static void	printTextFile(File asciiFile)
static void	printTextFile(PrintService service, File asciiFile)
static void	printToService(Object... obj) uses the currently configured Printer object to print the given object.
static void	setPrinter(PrintUtilities.Printer printer) sets the printer to be used
static void	setTextColor(Color color)
static void	setTextFont(Font font) sets a special font to be used when printing text; may be null
static void	useA4()
static void	useLetter()
static void	winPrintASCII(File file, String device) directly sends a file to the specified device using the print command.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

mediaName

public static MediaName mediaName

currently uses ISO_A4_WHITE by default

Method Detail

setPrinter

public static void setPrinter(PrintUtilities.Printer printer)

sets the printer to be used

See Also:

printToService(Object...), getPrinter()

getPrinter

public static PrintUtilities.Printer getPrinter()

returns the printer to be used

See Also:

printToService(Object...), setPrinter(Printer)

printToService

public static void printToService(Object... obj)
                           throws PrintException,
                                  IOException,
                                  IllegalArgumentException,
                                  NullPointerException

uses the currently configured Printer object to print the given object.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the embedded printing service is null

PrintException

IOException

IllegalArgumentException

See Also:

getPrinter(), setPrinter(Printer), PrintUtilities.Printer

useA4

public static void useA4()

useLetter

public static void useLetter()

print

public static void print(Component c,
                         boolean scaleToPageWidth)
                  throws PrinterException

prints the given component after selecting the desired printer

Throws:

PrinterException

print

public static void print(PrinterJob printJob,
                         Component c,
                         boolean scaleToPageWidth)
                  throws PrinterException

Throws:

PrinterException

printOnePage

public static void printOnePage(PrinterJob printJob,
                                Component c)
                         throws PrinterException

Throws:

PrinterException

setTextColor

public static void setTextColor(Color color)

getTextColor

public static Color getTextColor()

setTextFont

public static void setTextFont(Font font)

sets a special font to be used when printing text; may be null

getTextFont

public static Font getTextFont()

returns the special font to be used when printing text; may be null

printText

public static void printText(String text)
                      throws PrintException

uses a TextPrinter and utilizes text color and font if set

Throws:

PrintException

See Also:

TextPrinter

printText

public static void printText(String text,
                             PrinterJob job,
                             boolean showDialog)
                      throws PrintException

uses a TextPrinter and utilizes text color and font if set

Throws:

PrintException

See Also:

TextPrinter

printASCIIText

public static void printASCIIText(String text)
                           throws PrintException

calls text(text, true)

Throws:

PrintException

See Also:

printASCIIText(String, boolean)

printASCIIText

public static void printASCIIText(String text,
                                  boolean formFeed)
                           throws PrintException

prints the given text to the default printer (adding a formFeed if desired)

Throws:

PrintException

printASCIIText

public static void printASCIIText(PrintService service,
                                  String text,
                                  boolean formFeed)
                           throws PrintException

prints the given text to the given print service (adding a formFeed if desired)

Throws:

PrintException

winPrintASCII

public static void winPrintASCII(File file,
                                 String device)
                          throws IOException

directly sends a file to the specified device using the print command. This method is platform dependent.

Throws:

IOException

See Also:

Misc.start(String...)

printTextFile

public static void printTextFile(File asciiFile)
                          throws IOException,
                                 PrintException

Throws:

IOException

PrintException

printTextFile

public static void printTextFile(PrintService service,
                                 File asciiFile)
                          throws IOException,
                                 PrintException

Throws:

IOException

PrintException

print

public static void print(PrintService service,
                         InputStream stream)
                  throws IOException,
                         PrintException

Throws:

IOException

PrintException

getInfoOn

public static String getInfoOn(PrintService service)