Java Swing How to - Specify a page header or footer for JTable printing








Question

We would like to know how to specify a page header or footer for JTable printing.

Answer

/*  w  w  w.  j a  v a2s .c  om*/
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.print.PrinterException;
import java.text.MessageFormat;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTable;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    final Object rows[][] = {
      {"one",   "1"},
      {"two",   "2"},
      {"three", "3"},
      {"four",  "4"},
      {"one",   "1"},
      {"two",   "2"},
      {"three", "3"},
      {"four",  "4"},
      {"one",   "1"},
      {"two",   "2"},
      {"three", "3"},
      {"four",  "4"},
      {"one",   "1"},
      {"two",   "2"},
      {"three", "3"},
      {"four",  "4"},

    };
    final Object headers[] = {"English", "#"};

    JFrame frame = new JFrame("Table Printing");
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    final JTable table = new JTable(rows, headers);
    JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
    frame.add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    JButton button = new JButton("Print");
    ActionListener printAction = new ActionListener() {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        try {
          MessageFormat headerFormat = new MessageFormat("Page {0}");
          MessageFormat footerFormat = new MessageFormat("- {0} -");
          table.print(JTable.PrintMode.FIT_WIDTH, headerFormat, footerFormat);
        } catch (PrinterException pe) {
          System.err.println("Error printing: " + pe.getMessage());
        }
      }
    };
    button.addActionListener(printAction);
    frame.add(button, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    frame.setSize(300, 150);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}