Printing JavaFX Nodes - Java JavaFX

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Description

Printing JavaFX Nodes

Demo Code

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 {
  private Label jobStatus = new Label();

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Application.launch(args);//from  w  w  w .  j  av a 2s . c om
  }

  @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 printTextBtn = new Button("Print Text");
    printTextBtn.setOnAction(e -> print(text));

    Button printSceneBtn = new Button("Print Scene");
    printSceneBtn.setOnAction(e -> print(root));

    HBox jobStatusBox =
      new HBox(5, new Label("Print Job Status:"), jobStatus);
    HBox buttonBox = new HBox(5, printTextBtn, printSceneBtn);

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

  private void print(Node node) {
    jobStatus.textProperty().unbind();
    jobStatus.setText("Creating a printer job...");

    PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.createPrinterJob();
    if (job != null) {
      jobStatus.textProperty().bind(job.jobStatusProperty().asString());
      boolean printed = job.printPage(node);
      if (printed) {
        job.endJob();
      }
      else {
        jobStatus.textProperty().unbind();
        jobStatus.setText("Printing failed.");
      }
    }
    else {
      jobStatus.setText("Could not create a printer job.");
    }
  }
}

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