creating print button in applet

[umangbansal]

hey i want to create a print button in java applet to print nwhole applet .. i created one but it is printing a blank blank page . my actionListener function is as following..

 public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
       String str= e.getActionCommand();
        if (str.equals("print"))
       {
       PrinterJob printJob = PrinterJob.getPrinterJob();
           printJob.setPrintable(this);
           if (printJob.printDialog()) 
           {
              try 
              {
                printJob.print();
              } 
              catch (Exception ex)
              {
                ex.printStackTrace();
              }
           }
 
       }