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package javax.print;

import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;

/**

 *

 * Obtained from a MultiDocPrintService, a MultiDocPrintJob can print a

 * specified collection of documents as a single print job with a set of

 * job attributes.

 * <P>

 */

public interface MultiDocPrintJob extends DocPrintJob {

   /**

     * Print a MultiDoc with the specified job attributes.

     * This method should only be called once for a given print job.

     * Calling it again will not result in a new job being spooled to

     * the printer. The service implementation will define policy

     * for service interruption and recovery. Application clients which

     * want to monitor the success or failure should register a

     * PrintJobListener.

     *

     * @param multiDoc The documents to be printed. ALL must be a flavor

     *                          supported by the PrintJob & PrintService.

     *

     * @param attributes The job attributes to be applied to this print job.

     *        If this parameter is null then the default attributes are used.

     *

     * @throws PrintException The exception additionally may implement

     * an interfaces which more precisely describes the cause of the exception

     * <ul>

     * <li>FlavorException.

     *  If the document has a flavor not supported by this print job.

     * <li>AttributeException.

     *  If one or more of the attributes are not valid for this print job.

     * </ul>

     */

    public void print(MultiDoc multiDoc, PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes)

                throws PrintException;

}