How to print in GWT?

[list...@gmail.com]

Hi,

Is it possible to print using GWT application? Is there any API
available for printing on the client side?

~ Sundar ~

[Robert Hanson]

The only thing that JavaScript can do in the client is pop up the
print dialog. You can do this with a little JSNI.

/** Untested.
* @return true if dialog was displayed, false if browser not capable.
*/
public native boolean showPrintDialog () /*-{
if (window.print) {
window.print();
return true;
}
else {
return false;
}
}-*/;

Rob
http://roberthanson.name

[Dave]

The other option, if you have sophisticated printing requirements is
to integrate something like JasperReports or the iText PDF library to
produce a printable PDF file.

Dave

On Jan 4, 9:13 am, "Robert Hanson" <iamroberthan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The only thing that JavaScript can do in the client is pop up the
> print dialog. You can do this with a little JSNI.
>
> /** Untested.
> * @return true if dialog was displayed, false if browser not capable.
> */
> public native boolean showPrintDialog () /*-{
> if (window.print) {
> window.print();
> return true;
> }
> else {
> return false;
> }
>
> }-*/;
>

> Robhttp://roberthanson.name

[Fred Sauer]

Not to start a long list of server side PDF generating solutions, but you may also find Apache FOP useful:
  http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/

Fred

[Jason Essington]

hi Rob,

Did you perhaps mean ...

if ($wnd.print) {
$wnd.print();

return true;
} else {
return false;
}

-jason