Java: How can I generate a PDF file from a JSP JSF page?

Question

I need to generate a PDF from a JSP JSF page. I have searched the net, but I didn't found any examples of how should I do this. I need to transform the whole page, or maybe only the charts that I have on that page.

P.S. I'm also using IceFaces.

Answer 1

The easiest way is probably to capture the HTML using a Filter and convert that to PDF using a suitable API, then return the application/pdf data from the Filter. The IceFaces partial-submit support can probably be used to capture a subset of the component tree output, but you'll probably have to study the details of the IceFaces HTTP requests to figure out how to leverage that.

Answer 2

As far as I know this isn't directly possible. You can use Jasper Reports to generate a pdf on the server side. Or, you can use PrintPDF which is a firefox plugin to create one from the web browser.