Print.java

//import the packages for using the classes in them into the program
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.print.*;
import javax.swing.*;

/**
 *A class for creating a printer option.
 */
public class Print implements Printable {
    private Component componentToBePrinted;
    
    public static void printComponent( Component c ) {
        new Print( c ).print();
    }
    public Print( Component componentToBePrinted ){
        this.componentToBePrinted = componentToBePrinted;
    }
    public void print() {
        PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
        printJob.setPrintable( this );
        if( printJob.printDialog() ) {
            try {
                printJob.print();
            }
            catch( PrinterException pe ) {
                System.out.println( "Error printing: " + pe );
            }
        }
    }
    public int print( Graphics g, PageFormat pageFormat, int pageIndex ) {
        if( pageIndex > 0 ) {
            return ( NO_SUCH_PAGE );
        }
        else {
            Graphics2D g2d = ( Graphics2D )g;
            g2d.translate( pageFormat.getImageableX(), pageFormat.getImageableY() );
            disableDoubleBuffering( componentToBePrinted );
            componentToBePrinted.paint( g2d );
            enableDoubleBuffering( componentToBePrinted );
            return ( PAGE_EXISTS );
        }
    }
    public static void disableDoubleBuffering( Component c ) {
        RepaintManager currentManager = RepaintManager.currentManager( c );
        currentManager.setDoubleBufferingEnabled( false );
    }
    public static void enableDoubleBuffering( Component c ) {
        RepaintManager currentManager = RepaintManager.currentManager( c );
        currentManager.setDoubleBufferingEnabled( true );
    }
}