Using a Printing Service : Print Service « 2D Graphics « Java Tutorial

1. Java Tutorial
2. 2D Graphics
3. Print Service

import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.InputStream;

import javax.print.Doc;
import javax.print.DocFlavor;
import javax.print.DocPrintJob;
import javax.print.PrintService;
import javax.print.PrintServiceLookup;
import javax.print.SimpleDoc;
import javax.print.event.PrintJobAdapter;
import javax.print.event.PrintJobEvent;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    InputStream is = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream("filename.gif"));

    DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.GIF;
    PrintService service = PrintServiceLookup.lookupDefaultPrintService();

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

    PrintJobWatcher pjDone = new PrintJobWatcher(job);

    job.print(doc, null);

    pjDone.waitForDone();

    is.close();
  }
}

class PrintJobWatcher {
  boolean done = false;

  PrintJobWatcher(DocPrintJob job) {
    job.addPrintJobListener(new PrintJobAdapter() {
      public void printJobCanceled(PrintJobEvent pje) {
        synchronized (PrintJobWatcher.this) {
          done = true;
          PrintJobWatcher.this.notify();
        }
      }

      public void printJobCompleted(PrintJobEvent pje) {
        synchronized (PrintJobWatcher.this) {
          done = true;
          PrintJobWatcher.this.notify();
        }
      }

      public void printJobFailed(PrintJobEvent pje) {
        synchronized (PrintJobWatcher.this) {
          done = true;
          PrintJobWatcher.this.notify();
        }
      }

      public void printJobNoMoreEvents(PrintJobEvent pje) {
        synchronized (PrintJobWatcher.this) {
          done = true;
          PrintJobWatcher.this.notify();
        }
      }

    });
  }

  public synchronized void waitForDone() {
    try {
      while (!done) {
        wait();
      }
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
    }
  }
}