gcc/libjava/java/awt/PrintJob.java

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/* PrintJob.java -- A print job class
Copyright (C) 1999, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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package java.awt;
/**
* This abstract class represents a print job.
*
* @author Aaron M. Renn <arenn@urbanophile.com>
* @see Toolkit#getPrintJob(Frame, String, Properties)
* @since 1.0
* @status updated to 1.4
*/
public abstract class PrintJob
{
/**
* Create a new PrintJob.
*/
public PrintJob()
{
}
/**
* Returns a graphics context suitable for rendering the next page. The
* return must also implement {@link PrintGraphics}.
*
* @return a graphics context for printing the next page
*/
public abstract Graphics getGraphics();
/**
* Returns the dimension of the page in pixels. The resolution will be
* chosen to be similar to the on screen image.
*
* @return the page dimensions
*/
public abstract Dimension getPageDimension();
/**
* Returns the resolution of the page in pixels per inch. Note that this is
* not necessarily the printer's resolution.
*
* @return the resolution of the page in pixels per inch
*/
public abstract int getPageResolution();
/**
* Tests whether or not the last page will be printed first.
*
* @return true if the last page prints first
*/
public abstract boolean lastPageFirst();
/**
* Informs the print job that printing is complete or should be aborted.
*/
public abstract void end();
/**
* This method explicitly ends the print job in the event the job
* becomes un-referenced without the application having done so.
*/
public void finalize()
{
end();
}
} // class PrintJob