How to print a HTML file in browser look using JAVA

ammameiya · #1 (**permalink**) 04-24-2008, 07:10 AM

Hello guys,

Does anyone know how to print HTML output/file into browser look?
I'm using DocPrintJob and the DocFlavor set to DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.AUTOSENSE.

posted below is the code :

Quote:

public class BasicPrint {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try {
// Open the image file
String testData = "C:/new_page_1.html";
InputStream is = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(testData));
DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.AUTOSENSE;

// Find the default service
PrintService service = PrintServiceLookup.lookupDefaultPrintService();
System.out.println(service);

// Create the print job
DocPrintJob job = service.createPrintJob();
Doc doc= new SimpleDoc(is, flavor, null);

// Monitor print job events; for the implementation of PrintJobWatcher,
// see e702 Determining When a Print Job Has Finished
PrintJobWatcher pjDone = new PrintJobWatcher(job);

// Print it
job.print(doc, null);

// Wait for the print job to be done
pjDone.waitForDone();

// It is now safe to close the input stream
is.close();
} catch (PrintException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

static class PrintJobWatcher {
// true iff it is safe to close the print job's input stream
boolean done = false;

PrintJobWatcher(DocPrintJob job) {
// Add a listener to the print job
job.addPrintJobListener(new PrintJobAdapter() {
public void printJobCanceled(PrintJobEvent pje) {
allDone();
}
public void printJobCompleted(PrintJobEvent pje) {
allDone();
}
public void printJobFailed(PrintJobEvent pje) {
allDone();
}
public void printJobNoMoreEvents(PrintJobEvent pje) {
allDone();
}
void allDone() {
synchronized (PrintJobWatcher.this) {
done = true;
PrintJobWatcher.this.notify();
}
}
});
}
public synchronized void waitForDone() {
try {
while (!done) {
wait();
}
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
}
}
}

}

the printed ouput for this code will be look like this

Quote:

<html>
<body>
<div style="page-break-after:'always';
background-color:#EEEEEE;
width:400;
height:70">
testPrint</div>

ABCDEFGHIJK<p>
 </p>
</body>
</html>

however, the output that i want is the HTML in browser look not HTML code itself.

i've tried to change the DocFlavor into any TEXT_HTML type but it gives error:

Quote:

sun.print.PrintJobFlavorException: invalid flavor

if you guys has any idea or solution, can you share with me...

Thanks in advanced.

Eranga · #2 (**permalink**) 04-24-2008, 07:32 AM

You can use JEditorPane for this.

femme fatale · #3 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 03:49 PM

Hello
I dont know if you already solved the problem but I have come face to face with
somewhat same problem and I solved it like this:

I created a temporary file and I set the content of it with the html content that I want to print. then I got the URL of the file and set it to my browsers url. then
I used a small javascript code to print my browser's context. here is the source code that I used.

Browser browser = new Browser(c,SWT.NONE);

File temp = null;
try {
// Create temp file.
temp = File.createTempFile("pattern", ".suffix");

// Delete temp file when program exits.
temp.deleteOnExit();

// Write to temp file
BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(temp));
out.write(toPrint);
out.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
}

//get the uri and url and set the browsers URL

try {
browser.setUrl(temp.toURI().toURL().toString());
} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}

browser.execute("javascript

rint()");
}

if you have questions dont hesitate to ask...
deniz gul

Eranga · #4 (**permalink**) 06-19-2008, 03:52 PM

Hi femme,

It's better to use code tags when you post a code again into the forum. It's much easy to read your code for others.

Have a nice time on our community.