01: /*
02: * @(#)PrintJob.java 1.16 06/10/10
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27:
28: package java.awt;
29:
30: /**
31: * An abstract class which initiates and executes a print job.
32: * It provides access to a print graphics object which renders
33: * to an appropriate print device.
34: *
35: * @see Toolkit#getPrintJob
36: *
37: * @version 1.12 08/19/02
38: * @author Amy Fowler
39: */
40: public abstract class PrintJob {
41: /**
42: * Gets a Graphics object that will draw to the next page.
43: * The page is sent to the printer when the graphics
44: * object is disposed. This graphics object will also implement
45: * the PrintGraphics interface.
46: * @see PrintGraphics
47: */
48: public abstract Graphics getGraphics();
49:
50: /**
51: * Returns the dimensions of the page in pixels.
52: * The resolution of the page is chosen so that it
53: * is similar to the screen resolution.
54: */
55: public abstract Dimension getPageDimension();
56:
57: /**
58: * Returns the resolution of the page in pixels per inch.
59: * Note that this doesn't have to correspond to the physical
60: * resolution of the printer.
61: */
62: public abstract int getPageResolution();
63:
64: /**
65: * Returns true if the last page will be printed first.
66: */
67: public abstract boolean lastPageFirst();
68:
69: /**
70: * Ends the print job and does any necessary cleanup.
71: */
72: public abstract void end();
73:
74: /**
75: * Ends this print job once it is no longer referenced.
76: * @see #end
77: */
78: public void finalize() {
79: end();
80: }
81: }
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