public   void  actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){

      PrintService printService = PrintServiceLookup.lookupDefaultPrintService();
      
      DocPrintJob job = printService.createPrintJob();
      DocFlavor docFlavor = DocFlavor.STRING.TEXT_PLAIN;
      DocAttributeSet docAttributes =  new  HashDocAttributeSet();
      docAttributes.add(OrientationRequested.PORTRAIT);
      PrintRequestAttributeSet printAttributes =  new  HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
      printAttributes.add( new  Copies( 2 ));
      Doc doc =  new  SimpleDoc(workArea.getText(), docFlavor, docAttributes);
      
       try {
        job.print(doc, printAttributes);
      }
       catch (PrintException pe){
          workArea.setText(pe.getMessage());
      }

    }

 import  java.io.*;
 import  javax.print.*;
 import  javax.print.attribute.*;
 import  javax.print.attribute.standard.*;
 import  javax.print.event.*;

 public   class  PrintPS {

	 public   static   void  main(String args[]) {
		PrintPS ps =  new  PrintPS();
	}

	 public  PrintPS() {
		DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.AUTOSENSE;
		PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = 
			 new  HashPrintRequestAttributeSet();
//		aset.add(MediaSizeName.ISO_A4);
//		aset.add(new Copies(2));
//		aset.add(Sides.TWO_SIDED_LONG_EDGE);
//		aset.add(Finishings.STAPLE);

		PrintService[] pservices =
			PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(flavor, aset);
		 if  (pservices.length >  0 ) {
			System.out.println("selected printer " + pservices[ 0 ].getName());

			DocPrintJob pj = pservices[ 0 ].createPrintJob();
			 try  {
				FileInputStream fis =  new  FileInputStream("test.txt");
				Doc doc =  new  SimpleDoc(fis, flavor,  null );

				pj.print(doc, aset);

			}  catch  (IOException ie) { 
				System.err.println(ie);
			}  catch  (PrintException e) { 
				System.err.println(e);
			}
		}
	}
}