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Print Bluetooth Android

This document provides code for sending data from an Android device to a Bluetooth printer. It includes Java code for a MainActivity class that initializes Bluetooth, opens a connection to a paired printer, sends data to be printed when a button is clicked, and closes the connection. It also includes XML layout files for the activity's user interface and permissions defined in the Android manifest.
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Print Bluetooth Android

This document provides code for sending data from an Android device to a Bluetooth printer. It includes Java code for a MainActivity class that initializes Bluetooth, opens a connection to a paired printer, sends data to be printed when a button is clicked, and closes the connection. It also includes XML layout files for the activity's user interface and permissions defined in the Android manifest.
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There is a simple example for sending data from Bluetooth.I hope it helps you.

MainActivity.java

package com.example.bluetoothprinter;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Button;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.UUID;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

// will show the statuses


TextView myLabel;

// will enable user to enter any text to be printed


EditText myTextbox;

// android built in classes for bluetooth operations


BluetoothAdapter mBluetoothAdapter;
BluetoothSocket mmSocket;
BluetoothDevice mmDevice;

OutputStream mmOutputStream;
InputStream mmInputStream;
Thread workerThread;

byte[] readBuffer;
int readBufferPosition;
int counter;
volatile boolean stopWorker;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

try {

// we are goin to have three buttons for specific functions


Button openButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.open);
Button sendButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.send);
Button closeButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.close);

myLabel = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.label);


myTextbox = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.entry);

// open bluetooth connection


openButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
try {
findBT();
openBT();
} catch (IOException ex) {
}
}
});

// send data typed by the user to be printed


sendButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
try {
sendData();
} catch (IOException ex) {
}
}
});

// close bluetooth connection


closeButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
try {
closeBT();
} catch (IOException ex) {
}
}
});

} catch (NullPointerException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

// This will find a bluetooth printer device


void findBT() {

try {
mBluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();

if (mBluetoothAdapter == null) {
myLabel.setText("No bluetooth adapter available");
}

if (!mBluetoothAdapter.isEnabled()) {
Intent enableBluetooth = new Intent(
BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(enableBluetooth, 0);
}

Set<BluetoothDevice> pairedDevices = mBluetoothAdapter


.getBondedDevices();
if (pairedDevices.size() > 0) {
for (BluetoothDevice device : pairedDevices) {

// MP300 is the name of the bluetooth printer device


if (device.getName().equals("MP300")) {
mmDevice = device;
break;
}
}
}
myLabel.setText("Bluetooth Device Found");
} catch (NullPointerException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

// Tries to open a connection to the bluetooth printer device


void openBT() throws IOException {
try {
// Standard SerialPortService ID
UUID uuid = UUID.fromString("00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb");
mmSocket = mmDevice.createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(uuid);
mmSocket.connect();
mmOutputStream = mmSocket.getOutputStream();
mmInputStream = mmSocket.getInputStream();

beginListenForData();

myLabel.setText("Bluetooth Opened");
} catch (NullPointerException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

// After opening a connection to bluetooth printer device,


// we have to listen and check if a data were sent to be printed.
void beginListenForData() {
try {
final Handler handler = new Handler();

// This is the ASCII code for a newline character


final byte delimiter = 10;

stopWorker = false;
readBufferPosition = 0;
readBuffer = new byte[1024];

workerThread = new Thread(new Runnable() {


public void run() {
while (!Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()
&& !stopWorker) {

try {

int bytesAvailable = mmInputStream.available();


if (bytesAvailable > 0) {
byte[] packetBytes = new byte[bytesAvailable];
mmInputStream.read(packetBytes);
for (int i = 0; i < bytesAvailable; i++) {
byte b = packetBytes[i];
if (b == delimiter) {
byte[] encodedBytes = new byte[readBufferPosition];
System.arraycopy(readBuffer, 0,
encodedBytes, 0,
encodedBytes.length);
final String data = new String(
encodedBytes, "US-ASCII");
readBufferPosition = 0;

handler.post(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
myLabel.setText(data);
}
});
} else {
readBuffer[readBufferPosition++] = b;
}
}
}
} catch (IOException ex) {
stopWorker = true;
}

}
}
});

workerThread.start();
} catch (NullPointerException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

/*
* This will send data to be printed by the bluetooth printer
*/
void sendData() throws IOException {
try {

// the text typed by the user


String msg = myTextbox.getText().toString();
msg += "\n";

mmOutputStream.write(msg.getBytes());

// tell the user data were sent


myLabel.setText("Data Sent");

} catch (NullPointerException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

// Close the connection to bluetooth printer.


void closeBT() throws IOException {
try {
stopWorker = true;
mmOutputStream.close();
mmInputStream.close();
mmSocket.close();
myLabel.setText("Bluetooth Closed");
} catch (NullPointerException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>


<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >

<TextView
android:id="@+id/label"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Type here:" />

<EditText
android:id="@+id/entry"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@id/label"
android:background="@android:drawable/editbox_background" />

<Button
android:id="@+id/open"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_below="@id/entry"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
android:text="Open" />

<Button
android:id="@+id/send"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignTop="@id/open"
android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/open"
android:text="Send" />

<Button
android:id="@+id/close"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignTop="@id/send"
android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/send"
android:text="Close" />

AndroidManifest.xml
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.bluetoothprinter"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >

<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="15" />

<supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />

<application
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="@string/title_activity_main" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />


</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>

Result pictures are below:


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