Package edu.cnu.mdi.util

Class PrintUtils

java.lang.Object

edu.cnu.mdi.util.PrintUtils

All Implemented Interfaces:

Printable

public final class PrintUtils
extends Object
implements Printable

Prints Swing components either directly or from an EDT-created snapshot.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.print.Printable

NO_SUCH_PAGE, PAGE_EXISTS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PrintUtils(Component componentToBePrinted)	Convenience constructor with default settings: fitToPage=true, centerOnPage=true, allowUpscale=false
PrintUtils(Component componentToBePrinted, boolean fitToPage, boolean centerOnPage, boolean allowUpscale)	Full constructor with behavior knobs:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	print()	Show print dialog and print if user confirms.
int	print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pageIndex)
static void	printComponent(Component c)	Convenience method to print a component with default settings:
static void	printComponentAsImage(Component c)	Capture a component on the EDT and print the resulting image.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

PrintUtils

public PrintUtils(Component componentToBePrinted)

Convenience constructor with default settings: fitToPage=true, centerOnPage=true, allowUpscale=false

Parameters:

componentToBePrinted - component to print

PrintUtils

public PrintUtils(Component componentToBePrinted,
 boolean fitToPage,
 boolean centerOnPage,
 boolean allowUpscale)

Full constructor with behavior knobs:

Parameters:

componentToBePrinted - component to print

fitToPage - if true, scale to fit imageable area

centerOnPage - if true, center within imageable area (after scaling)

allowUpscale - if false, scale will never exceed 1.0 (no enlarging)

Method Details

printComponent

public static void printComponent(Component c)

Convenience method to print a component with default settings:

Parameters:

c - the component to print (must have non-zero size)

print

public void print()

Show print dialog and print if user confirms.

print

public int print(Graphics g,
 PageFormat pf,
 int pageIndex)
          throws PrinterException

Specified by:

print in interface Printable

Throws:

PrinterException

printComponentAsImage

public static void printComponentAsImage(Component c)

Capture a component on the EDT and print the resulting image.

Parameters:

c - component to capture and print