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Chapter 19 java.awt Reference |
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PrintJob 
Name
PrintJob
![[Graphic: Figure from the text]](./figs/printjo.gif)
Description
PrintJob encapsulates printing information. When you call Toolkit.getPrintJob(), this is the object that is returned. From the PrintJob, you can access a Graphics object, which can be used for drawing to the printer.
Class Definition
public abstract class jav.awt.PrintJob
extends java.lang.Object {
// Instance Methods
public abstract void end();
public void finalize();
public abstract Graphics getGraphics();
public abstract Dimension getPageDimension();
public abstract int getPageResolution();
public abstract boolean lastPageFirst();
}
Instance Methods
end
public abstract void end()
- Description
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Ends printing and cleans up.
finalize
public void finalize()
- Overrides
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Object.finalize()
- Description
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Cleans up when this object is garbage collected.
getGraphics
public abstract Graphics getGraphics()
- Returns
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A Graphics object representing the next page. The object returned will also implement the PrintGraphics interface.
- Description
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Returns a Graphics object for printing.
getPageDimension
public abstract Dimension getPageDimension()
- Returns
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The page dimensions in pixels.
getPageResolution
public abstract int getPageResolution
- Returns
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The page resolution, in pixels per inch.
lastPageFirst
public abstract boolean lastPageFirst()
- Returns
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true if pages are printed in reverse order; false otherwise.
See Also
Dimension, Graphics, PrintGraphics, Toolkit
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