- java.lang.Object
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- java.awt.PrintJob
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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.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description PrintJob()
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods Modifier and Type Method Description abstract void
end()
Ends the print job and does any necessary cleanup.void
finalize()
Deprecated.Thefinalize
method has been deprecated.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.
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Method Detail
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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.- Returns:
- the graphics context for printing the next page
- See Also:
PrintGraphics
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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.- Returns:
- the page dimension
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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.- Returns:
- the page resolution
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lastPageFirst
public abstract boolean lastPageFirst()
Returns true if the last page will be printed first.- Returns:
true
if the last page will be printed first; otherwisefalse
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end
public abstract void end()
Ends the print job and does any necessary cleanup.
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finalize
@Deprecated(since="9") public void finalize()
Deprecated.Thefinalize
method has been deprecated. Subclasses that overridefinalize
in order to perform cleanup should be modified to use alternative cleanup mechanisms and to remove the overridingfinalize
method. When overriding thefinalize
method, its implementation must explicitly ensure thatsuper.finalize()
is invoked as described inObject.finalize()
. See the specification forObject.finalize()
for further information about migration options.Ends this print job once it is no longer referenced.
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