gui
Class ComponentGraphics

java.lang.Object
  gui.ComponentGraphics

public class ComponentGraphics
extends java.lang.Object

The ComponentGraphics class provides services for printing or exporting an image from a Swing JComponent. Usually the best way to use this class is to invoke the static methods getPrintAction and getExportAction().

Constructor Summary

ComponentGraphics(javax.swing.JComponent c)
new ComponentGraphics(c) returns a new ComponentGraphics for exporting c.

Method Summary

javax.swing.Action	getExportAction() cg.getExportAction() returns an exportAction that initiates export of cg as an image.
static javax.swing.Action	getExportAction(javax.swing.JComponent c) ComponentGraphics.getExportAction(JComponent c) creates a ComponentGraphics for c and returns its export action.
javax.swing.Action	getPrintAction() cp.getPrintAction() returns an printAction that initiates printing of cp.
static javax.swing.Action	getPrintAction(javax.swing.JComponent c) ComponentPostScript.getPrintAction(JComponent c) creates a ComponentPostScript for c and returns its printAction.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ComponentGraphics

public ComponentGraphics(javax.swing.JComponent c)

new ComponentGraphics(c) returns a new ComponentGraphics for exporting c.

Parameters:

c - the component to be made imageable

Method Detail

getPrintAction

public javax.swing.Action getPrintAction()

cp.getPrintAction() returns an printAction that initiates printing of cp.

Returns:

the print printAction for initiating printing

getExportAction

public javax.swing.Action getExportAction()

cg.getExportAction() returns an exportAction that initiates export of cg as an image.

Returns:

the export exportAction for initiating exporting

getPrintAction

public static javax.swing.Action getPrintAction(javax.swing.JComponent c)

ComponentPostScript.getPrintAction(JComponent c) creates a ComponentPostScript for c and returns its printAction.

Parameters:

c - the component to be made printable

Returns:

the print printAction for c

getExportAction

public static javax.swing.Action getExportAction(javax.swing.JComponent c)

ComponentGraphics.getExportAction(JComponent c) creates a ComponentGraphics for c and returns its export action.

Parameters:

c - the component to be made imageable

Returns:

the export action for c