java.awt

Class PrintJob


public abstract class PrintJob
extends Object

This abstract class represents a print job.

Since:
1.0

See Also:
Toolkit.getPrintJob(Frame,String,Properties)

Constructor Summary

PrintJob()
Create a new PrintJob.

Method Summary

void
end()
Informs the print job that printing is complete or should be aborted.
void
finalize()
This method explicitly ends the print job in the event the job becomes un-referenced without the application having done so.
Graphics
getGraphics()
Returns a graphics context suitable for rendering the next page.
Dimension
getPageDimension()
Returns the dimension of the page in pixels.
int
getPageResolution()
Returns the resolution of the page in pixels per inch.
boolean
lastPageFirst()
Tests whether or not the last page will be printed first.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

PrintJob

public PrintJob()
Create a new PrintJob.

Method Details

end

public void end()
Informs the print job that printing is complete or should be aborted.


finalize

public void finalize()
This method explicitly ends the print job in the event the job becomes un-referenced without the application having done so.
Overrides:
finalize in interface Object


getGraphics

public Graphics getGraphics()
Returns a graphics context suitable for rendering the next page. The return must also implement PrintGraphics.

Returns:
a graphics context for printing the next page


getPageDimension

public Dimension getPageDimension()
Returns the dimension of the page in pixels. The resolution will be chosen to be similar to the on screen image.

Returns:
the page dimensions


getPageResolution

public int getPageResolution()
Returns the resolution of the page in pixels per inch. Note that this is not necessarily the printer's resolution.

Returns:
the resolution of the page in pixels per inch


lastPageFirst

public boolean lastPageFirst()
Tests whether or not the last page will be printed first.

Returns:
true if the last page prints first


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