creating hard copy

[richard olsen]

dear everyone
thanks for this great site which has helped me
get scjp status.
my question is, can you stick a button on a gui
which will permit the immediate printing out on
paper of, say, an image etc.
(i mean can this be programmed of course)
richard

[Rob Ross]

Yes, you can. There is work you have to do to make it happen, and it can be simple or complex depending on what is being printed.

[richard olsen]

sorry if my question seems stupid or lazy.
i have no connections with the computing industry
and have learned my java from what few books i can afford plus the internet.
a last appeal.
can anyone suggest where i can find some coding for this kind of job.
thanks

[Roy Ben Ami]

in order to print to the printer in java u need to use the java api for printing.
this link provides a good beginning.
learn from the docs the PrintJob class which is responsible for printing.

[richard olsen]

thanks roy, this looks like what i want.
richard