Java™ Print Service

The Java Print Service API, introduced in v1.4, allows printing on all Java platforms including those requiring a small footprint, such as a J2ME profile, but also supports the java.awt.print.PrinterJob API introduced in J2SE v1.2. The Java Print Service API includes an extensible print attribute set based on the standard attributes specified in the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) 1.1 from the IETF. With the attributes, client and server applications can discover and select printers that have the capabilities specified by the attributes. In addition to the included StreamPrintService, which allows applications to transcode data to different formats, third parties can dynamically install their own print services through the Service Provider Interface.

API Specification

The Java Print Service API consists of these four packages:

Tutorials and Programmer's Guides

The Java Print Service User Guide describes the Java Print Service in more detail and demonstrates how to use the Java Print Service API to:

More Information

See the Printing lesson in 2D Graphics trail of the Java Tutorials.


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