Using a printer device to print a text document in java

To print a document using a printer, you must have one or more printers connected to your computer. The javax.print packages have all the java classes for doing this job. Following is an sample code to print a text document using a printer.

public class PrintTest {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        byte[] bytes = null;
        try {
            //read the file to be printed into a byte array
            Path path = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("<file directory>","<file name>");
            bytes = Files.readAllBytes(path);
        } catch (IOException ffne) {//FileNotFoundException ffne) {
            ffne.printStackTrace();
        }

        //create the Doc object using the byte array
        DocFlavor docFlavor = DocFlavor.BYTE_ARRAY.AUTOSENSE;

//      DocAttributeSet daset = new HashDocAttributeSet();
//      daset.add(OrientationRequested.LANDSCAPE);
//      daset.add(Sides.ONE_SIDED);

        Doc myDoc = new SimpleDoc(bytes, docFlavor, daset);

        //create the PrintRequestAttributeSet
        PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
//        aset.add(new Copies(5));
//        aset.add(Sides.ONE_SIDED);
//        aset.add(Sides.TWO_SIDED_LONG_EDGE);
//        aset.add(MediaName.NA_LETTER_WHITE);
//        aset.add(MediaSizeName.NA_LETTER);
//        aset.add(MediaTray.TOP);
//        aset.add(OrientationRequested.LANDSCAPE);

        //Find the printer that maches the name that you would like to use
        PrintService[] services = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(docFlavor, null);

        for (PrintService service : services) {
            if (service.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("<your printer name>")) {

                 //Manually confirm the printer or select another printer
//               service = ServiceUI.printDialog(null, 250, 250, services, service,
//                                              docFlavor, aset);

                //create the DocPrintJob
                DocPrintJob job = service.createPrintJob();

                try {
                    //print the document
                    job.print(myDoc, aset);

                } catch (PrintException pe) {
                    pe.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
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