jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/PrintJob.java
changeset 25859 3317bb8137f4
parent 25162 c388078278d4
child 44534 a076dffbc2c1
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+++ b/jdk/src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/PrintJob.java	Sun Aug 17 15:54:13 2014 +0100
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+/*
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+
+package java.awt;
+
+/**
+ * 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 Toolkit#getPrintJob
+ *
+ * @author      Amy Fowler
+ */
+public abstract class PrintJob {
+
+    /**
+     * 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 PrintGraphics
+     * @return the graphics context for printing the next page
+     */
+    public abstract Graphics getGraphics();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the dimensions of the page in pixels.
+     * The resolution of the page is chosen so that it
+     * is similar to the screen resolution.
+     *
+     * @return the page dimension
+     */
+    public abstract Dimension getPageDimension();
+
+    /**
+     * 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.
+     *
+     * @return the page resolution
+     */
+    public abstract int getPageResolution();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the last page will be printed first.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if the last page will be printed first;
+     *         otherwise {@code false}
+     */
+    public abstract boolean lastPageFirst();
+
+    /**
+     * Ends the print job and does any necessary cleanup.
+     */
+    public abstract void end();
+
+    /**
+     * Ends this print job once it is no longer referenced.
+     * @see #end
+     */
+    public void finalize() {
+        end();
+    }
+
+}