libjava/java/awt/print/PrinterJob.java

/* PrinterJob.java -- This job is the printer control class
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package java.awt.print;

/**
  * This class controls printing.
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  */
public abstract class PrinterJob
{

/*
 * Class Methods
 */

/**
  * Creates a new print job.
  *
  * @return A <code>PrinterJob</code> object for the newly created print job.
  */
public static PrinterJob
getPrinterJob()
{
  // FIXME: Need to fix this to load a default implementation instance.
  return(null);
}

/*************************************************************************/

/*
 * Constructors
 */

/**
  * Initializes a new instance of <code>PrinterJob</code>. 
  */
public
PrinterJob()
{
  ;
}

/*************************************************************************/

/*
 * Instance Methods
 */

/**
  * Returns the number of copies to be printed.
  *
  * @return The number of copies to be printed.
  */
public abstract int
getCopies();

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Sets the number of copies to be printed.
  *
  * @param copies The number of copies to be printed.
  */
public abstract void setCopies (int copies);

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Returns the name of the print job.
  *
  * @return The name of the print job.
  */
public abstract String
getJobName();

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Sets the name of the print job.
  *
  * @param job_name The name of the print job.
  */
public abstract void setJobName (String job_name);

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Returns the printing user name.
  *
  * @return The printing username.
  */
public abstract String
getUserName();

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Cancels an in progress print job.
  */
public abstract void
cancel();

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Tests whether or not this job has been cancelled.
  *
  * @param <code>true</code> if this job has been cancelled, <code>false</code>
  * otherwise.
  */
public abstract boolean
isCancelled();

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Returns an instance of the default page which will have the default
  * paper and orientation.
  *
  * @return A default instance of <code>PageFormat</code>.
  */
public PageFormat
defaultPage()
{
  return(new PageFormat());
}

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Clones the specified <code>PageFormat</code> object then alters the
  * clone so that it represents the default page format.
  *
  * @param page_format The <code>PageFormat</code> to clone.
  *
  * @return A new default page format.
  */
public abstract PageFormat
defaultPage(PageFormat page_format);

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Displays a dialog box to the user which allows the page format
  * attributes to be modified.
  *
  * @param page_format The <code>PageFormat</code> object to modify.
  *
  * @return The modified <code>PageFormat</code>.
  */
public abstract PageFormat
pageDialog(PageFormat page_format);

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Prints the pages.
  */
public abstract void print () throws PrinterException;

/**
  * Displays a dialog box to the user which allows the print job
  * attributes to be modified.
  *
  * @return <code>false</code> if the user cancels the dialog box,
  * <code>true</code> otherwise.
  */
public abstract boolean
printDialog();

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * This sets the pages that are to be printed.
  *
  * @param pageable The pages to be printed, which may not be <code>null</code>.
  */
public abstract void
setPageable(Pageable pageable);

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Sets this specified <code>Printable</code> as the one to use for
  * rendering the pages on the print device.
  *
  * @param printable The <code>Printable</code> for the print job.
  */
public abstract void
setPrintable(Printable printable);

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Sets the <code>Printable</code> and the page format for the pages
  * to be printed.
  *
  * @param printable The <code>Printable</code> for the print job.
  * @param page_format The <code>PageFormat</code> for the print job.
  */
public abstract void
setPrintable(Printable printable, PageFormat page_format);

/*************************************************************************/

/**
  * Makes any alterations to the specified <code>PageFormat</code>
  * necessary to make it work with the current printer.  The alterations
  * are made to a clone of the input object, which is then returned.
  *
  * @param page_format The <code>PageFormat</code> to validate.
  *
  * @return The validated <code>PageFormat</code>.
  */
public abstract PageFormat
validatePage(PageFormat page);

} // class PrinterJob