PrintJob (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)



java.awt

Class PrintJob

java.lang.Object extended by java.awt.PrintJob


public abstract class PrintJob

extends Object

An abstract class which initiates and executes a print job. It provides access to a print graphics object which renders to an appropriate print device.

See Also:

[Toolkit.getPrintJob(java.awt.Frame, java.lang.String, java.util.Properties)](../../java/awt/Toolkit.html#getPrintJob%28java.awt.Frame, java.lang.String, java.util.Properties%29)


Constructor Summary
PrintJob()
Method Summary
abstract void end() Ends the print job and does any necessary cleanup.
void finalize() Ends this print job once it is no longer referenced.
abstract Graphics getGraphics() Gets a Graphics object that will draw to the next page.
abstract Dimension getPageDimension() Returns the dimensions of the page in pixels.
abstract int getPageResolution() Returns the resolution of the page in pixels per inch.
abstract boolean lastPageFirst() Returns true if the last page will be printed first.
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait%28long, int%29)
Constructor Detail

PrintJob

public PrintJob()

Method Detail

getGraphics

public abstract Graphics getGraphics()

Gets a Graphics object that will draw to the next page. The page is sent to the printer when the graphics object is disposed. This graphics object will also implement the PrintGraphics interface.

See Also:

PrintGraphics


getPageDimension

public abstract Dimension getPageDimension()

Returns the dimensions of the page in pixels. The resolution of the page is chosen so that it is similar to the screen resolution.


getPageResolution

public abstract int getPageResolution()

Returns the resolution of the page in pixels per inch. Note that this doesn't have to correspond to the physical resolution of the printer.


lastPageFirst

public abstract boolean lastPageFirst()

Returns true if the last page will be printed first.


end

public abstract void end()

Ends the print job and does any necessary cleanup.


finalize

public void finalize()

Ends this print job once it is no longer referenced.

Overrides:

[finalize](../../java/lang/Object.html#finalize%28%29) in class [Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")

See Also:

end()



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