vector quick question please help about font

arcadium · August 21st, 2008, 08:13 AM

umm i have to display the receipt in a box... and we have to display the value of what was ordered and, i cant seem to change the font and the spacing of the displayed ordered list...

umm how can i change the font size, style and the spacing in the receipt?

thanks :)

here's the code:

Quote:

quote://Vector for the order list
    public Vector getOrderListToPrint(double cashAmount)
    {
        Vector orderVector = new Vector();

        orderVector.addElement("STARBUCKS COFFEE");
        orderVector.addElement("OPD BY : Rustan Coffee Corp");
        orderVector.addElement("G/F Torre Lorenzo Bldg.");
        orderVector.addElement("Taft Ave. corner Vito Cruz St.");
        orderVector.addElement("Manila");
        orderVector.addElement("TIN: 005-215-077-021 VAT");
        orderVector.addElement("S/N: 41-GG849");
        orderVector.addElement("MIN: 060053275");
        orderVector.addElement(" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ");
        orderVector.addElement("O.R. #: 00682529");

        for (Iterator it = custOrders.iterator(); it.hasNext();){
            orderVector.addElement(it.next()+"\n");
        }

        double vatSales = subTotal * 0.12;
        orderVector.addElement("VAT SALES(12%) "+ formatDigit(vatSales));
        double subTotalTemp = subTotal + vatSales;
        orderVector.addElement("SUBTOTAL "+ formatDigit(subTotalTemp));

        //will write if cashAMount > 0 from the total operation.
        if ( cashAmount > 0 ){
            orderVector.addElement("CASH "+ formatDigit(cashAmount));
            double change = cashAmount - subTotalTemp;
            orderVector.addElement("CHANGE "+ formatDigit(change));
        }
        orderVector.addElement("THIS IS AN OFFICIAL RECEIPT");
        orderVector.addElement("ENJOY YOUR COFFEE...");

        return orderVector;
    }

Old Pedant · August 21st, 2008, 01:32 PM

Since you don't show how the vector is used (and, by the way, using a vector is a horrible idea...it should be a class with clearly defined propertied, but let's ignore that), how can we guess?

All you have there is (essentially) an array of strings. No place in that code do you actually even attempt to put the strings into a web page or report or whatever it is you are going to do.