Source for javax.print.DocPrintJob

   1: /* DocPrintJob.java --
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  37: 
  38: 
  39: package javax.print;
  40: 
  41: import javax.print.attribute.PrintJobAttributeSet;
  42: import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
  43: import javax.print.event.PrintJobAttributeListener;
  44: import javax.print.event.PrintJobListener;
  45: 
  46: /**
  47:  * <code>DocPrintJob</code> represents a print job which supports printing 
  48:  * of a single document. 
  49:  * <p>
  50:  * An instance can be obtained from every <code>PrintService</code> available 
  51:  * by calling the {@link javax.print.PrintService#createPrintJob()} method. 
  52:  * A print job is bound to the print service it is created from.
  53:  * </p>
  54:  *  
  55:  * @author Michael Koch (konqueror@gmx.de)
  56:  */
  57: public interface DocPrintJob
  58: {
  59:   /**
  60:    * Registers a listener for changes in the specified attribute set
  61:    * during processing of this print job.
  62:    * <p>
  63:    * If the given attribute set is empty no changes will be reported.
  64:    * If the set is <code>null</code> all attributes are monitored.
  65:    * </p>
  66:    * 
  67:    * @param listener the listener to register.
  68:    * @param attributes the attributes to observe.
  69:    * 
  70:    * @see #removePrintJobAttributeListener(PrintJobAttributeListener)
  71:    */
  72:   void addPrintJobAttributeListener(PrintJobAttributeListener listener,
  73:                     PrintJobAttributeSet attributes);
  74: 
  75:   /**
  76:    * Registers a listener for events occuring during processing
  77:    * of this print job.
  78:    * 
  79:    * @param listener the listener to add, if <code>null</code> nothing is done.
  80:    * 
  81:    * @see #removePrintJobListener(PrintJobListener)
  82:    */
  83:   void addPrintJobListener(PrintJobListener listener);
  84: 
  85:   /**
  86:    * Returns the print job's attributes. 
  87:    * <p>
  88:    * The returned set of attributes is a snapshot at the time of calling this 
  89:    * method and will not be updated if changes to the print job's attributes
  90:    * happens. To monitor changes register a print job listener.
  91:    * </p>
  92:    * 
  93:    * @return The attributes of this print job, 
  94:    * may be empty but never <code>null</code>.
  95:    */
  96:   PrintJobAttributeSet getAttributes();
  97: 
  98:   /**
  99:    * Returns the <code>PrintService</code> object this print job is bound to.
 100:    * 
 101:    * @return The print service.
 102:    */
 103:   PrintService getPrintService();
 104: 
 105:   /**
 106:    * Prints a document with the specified print job attributes.
 107:    * 
 108:    * <p>
 109:    * If the doc flavor provided by the <code>Doc</code> implementation is 
 110:    * not supported by this print service a <code>PrintException</code> 
 111:    * implementing the <code>FlavorException</code> interface will be thrown.
 112:    * </p>
 113:    * 
 114:    * @param doc the document to print
 115:    * @param attributes the job attributes to use. If <code>null</code> the 
 116:    * default attribute values of the print service will be used.
 117:    * 
 118:    * @throws PrintException if an error occurs. The thrown exception may 
 119:    * implement refining print exception interface to provide more detail of 
 120:    * the error.
 121:    * 
 122:    * @see AttributeException
 123:    * @see FlavorException
 124:    */
 125:   void print(Doc doc, PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes) throws PrintException;
 126: 
 127:   /**
 128:    * Removes the given listener from the listeners registered for changes
 129:    * in their provided attribute set during processing of this print job.
 130:    * 
 131:    * @param listener the listener to remove, if <code>null</code> or not
 132:    * registered nothing will be done.
 133:    * 
 134:    * @see #addPrintJobAttributeListener(PrintJobAttributeListener, PrintJobAttributeSet)
 135:    */  
 136:   void removePrintJobAttributeListener(PrintJobAttributeListener listener);
 137: 
 138:   /**
 139:    * Removes the given listener from the listeners registered for events 
 140:    * occuring during processing of this print job.
 141:    * 
 142:    * @param listener the listener to remove, if <code>null</code> or not
 143:    * registered nothing will be done.
 144:    * 
 145:    * @see #addPrintJobListener(PrintJobListener)
 146:    */
 147:   void removePrintJobListener(PrintJobListener listener);