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25:
26: package java.awt;
27:
28: /**
29: * An abstract class which initiates and executes a print job.
30: * It provides access to a print graphics object which renders
31: * to an appropriate print device.
32: *
33: * @see Toolkit#getPrintJob
34: *
35: * @version 1.20 05/05/07
36: * @author Amy Fowler
37: */
38: public abstract class PrintJob {
39:
40: /**
41: * Gets a Graphics object that will draw to the next page.
42: * The page is sent to the printer when the graphics
43: * object is disposed. This graphics object will also implement
44: * the PrintGraphics interface.
45: * @see PrintGraphics
46: */
47: public abstract Graphics getGraphics();
48:
49: /**
50: * Returns the dimensions of the page in pixels.
51: * The resolution of the page is chosen so that it
52: * is similar to the screen resolution.
53: */
54: public abstract Dimension getPageDimension();
55:
56: /**
57: * Returns the resolution of the page in pixels per inch.
58: * Note that this doesn't have to correspond to the physical
59: * resolution of the printer.
60: */
61: public abstract int getPageResolution();
62:
63: /**
64: * Returns true if the last page will be printed first.
65: */
66: public abstract boolean lastPageFirst();
67:
68: /**
69: * Ends the print job and does any necessary cleanup.
70: */
71: public abstract void end();
72:
73: /**
74: * Ends this print job once it is no longer referenced.
75: * @see #end
76: */
77: public void finalize() {
78: end();
79: }
80:
81: }
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