com.ecm.pdfbox.PdfPrinting.java Source code

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package com.ecm.pdfbox;

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import java.awt.print.Book;
import java.awt.print.PageFormat;
import java.awt.print.Paper;
import java.awt.print.PrinterException;
import java.awt.print.PrinterJob;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.print.attribute.HashPrintRequestAttributeSet;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
import javax.print.attribute.standard.PageRanges;
import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
import org.apache.pdfbox.printing.PDFPageable;
import org.apache.pdfbox.printing.PDFPrintable;

/**
 * Examples of various different ways to print PDFs using PDFBox.
 */
public final class PdfPrinting {
    private PdfPrinting() {
    }

    /**
     * Entry point.
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) throws PrinterException, IOException {
        if (args.length != 1) {
            System.err.println("usage: java " + PdfPrinting.class.getName() + " <input>");
            System.exit(1);
        }

        String filename = args[0];
        PDDocument document = PDDocument.load(new File(filename));

        // choose your printing method:
        print(document);
        //printWithAttributes(document);
        //printWithDialog(document);
        //printWithDialogAndAttributes(document);
        //printWithPaper(document);
    }

    /**
     * Prints the document at its actual size. This is the recommended way to print.
     */
    private static void print(PDDocument document) throws IOException, PrinterException {
        PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        job.setPageable(new PDFPageable(document));
        job.print();
    }

    /**
     * Prints using custom PrintRequestAttribute values.
     */
    private static void printWithAttributes(PDDocument document) throws IOException, PrinterException {
        PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        job.setPageable(new PDFPageable(document));

        PrintRequestAttributeSet attr = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
        attr.add(new PageRanges(1, 1)); // pages 1 to 1

        job.print(attr);
    }

    /**
     * Prints with a print preview dialog.
     */
    private static void printWithDialog(PDDocument document) throws IOException, PrinterException {
        PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        job.setPageable(new PDFPageable(document));

        if (job.printDialog()) {
            job.print();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Prints with a print preview dialog and custom PrintRequestAttribute values.
     */
    private static void printWithDialogAndAttributes(PDDocument document) throws IOException, PrinterException {
        PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        job.setPageable(new PDFPageable(document));

        PrintRequestAttributeSet attr = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
        attr.add(new PageRanges(1, 1)); // pages 1 to 1

        if (job.printDialog(attr)) {
            job.print(attr);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Prints using a custom page size and custom margins.
     */
    private static void printWithPaper(PDDocument document) throws IOException, PrinterException {
        PrinterJob job = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        job.setPageable(new PDFPageable(document));

        // define custom paper
        Paper paper = new Paper();
        paper.setSize(306, 396); // 1/72 inch
        paper.setImageableArea(0, 0, paper.getWidth(), paper.getHeight()); // no margins

        // custom page format
        PageFormat pageFormat = new PageFormat();
        pageFormat.setPaper(paper);

        // override the page format
        Book book = new Book();
        // append all pages
        book.append(new PDFPrintable(document), pageFormat, document.getNumberOfPages());
        job.setPageable(book);

        job.print();
    }
}