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Create PDF and print with a WIFI printer in android kotlin.
6 min readJun 16, 2022
Today we will learn how to create a pdf file with the itext7 library and after completing a pdf file we will be able to print this pdf using a wifi printer.
In build. gradle we need to add the dependency.
build.Gradle(:app)
implementation 'com.itextpdf:io:7.0.2'
implementation 'com.itextpdf:kernel:7.0.2'
implementation 'com.itextpdf:layout:7.0.2'
implementation 'com.karumi:dexter:6.2.3'
In the android manifest, we need to add permission as well as we need to add file provider.
Android Manifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
package="com.harshita.pdfprintwithwifiprinter">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="@style/Theme.PDFprintWithWIFIprinter"
tools:targetApi="31">
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action…