Main.java Source code

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import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.print.PrinterJob;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.TextArea;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class Main extends Application {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Application.launch(args);
    }

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {
        VBox root = new VBox(5);

        Label textLbl = new Label("Text:");
        TextArea text = new TextArea();
        text.setPrefRowCount(10);
        text.setPrefColumnCount(20);
        text.setWrapText(true);

        // Button to print the TextArea node
        Button printTextBtn = new Button("Print Text");
        printTextBtn.setOnAction(e -> print(text));

        // Button to print the entire scene
        Button printSceneBtn = new Button("Print Scene");
        printSceneBtn.setOnAction(e -> print(root));

        HBox buttonBox = new HBox(5, printTextBtn, printSceneBtn);

        root.getChildren().addAll(textLbl, text, buttonBox);
        Scene scene = new Scene(root);
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.setTitle("Printing Nodes");
        stage.show();
    }

    private void print(Node node) {
        System.out.println("Creating a printer job...");

        PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.createPrinterJob();
        if (job != null) {
            System.out.println(job.jobStatusProperty().asString());

            boolean printed = job.printPage(node);
            if (printed) {
                job.endJob();
            } else {
                System.out.println("Printing failed.");
            }
        } else {
            System.out.println("Could not create a printer job.");
        }
    }
}