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If you do not wish to do so, delete this 036 exception statement from your version. */ 037 038 039 package javax.print; 040 041 import javax.print.attribute.PrintJobAttributeSet; 042 import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet; 043 import javax.print.event.PrintJobAttributeListener; 044 import javax.print.event.PrintJobListener; 045 046 /** 047 * <code>DocPrintJob</code> represents a print job which supports printing 048 * of a single document. 049 * <p> 050 * An instance can be obtained from every <code>PrintService</code> available 051 * by calling the {@link javax.print.PrintService#createPrintJob()} method. 052 * A print job is bound to the print service it is created from. 053 * </p> 054 * 055 * @author Michael Koch (konqueror@gmx.de) 056 */ 057 public interface DocPrintJob 058 { 059 /** 060 * Registers a listener for changes in the specified attribute set 061 * during processing of this print job. 062 * <p> 063 * If the given attribute set is empty no changes will be reported. 064 * If the set is <code>null</code> all attributes are monitored. 065 * </p> 066 * 067 * @param listener the listener to register. 068 * @param attributes the attributes to observe. 069 * 070 * @see #removePrintJobAttributeListener(PrintJobAttributeListener) 071 */ 072 void addPrintJobAttributeListener(PrintJobAttributeListener listener, 073 PrintJobAttributeSet attributes); 074 075 /** 076 * Registers a listener for events occuring during processing 077 * of this print job. 078 * 079 * @param listener the listener to add, if <code>null</code> nothing is done. 080 * 081 * @see #removePrintJobListener(PrintJobListener) 082 */ 083 void addPrintJobListener(PrintJobListener listener); 084 085 /** 086 * Returns the print job's attributes. 087 * <p> 088 * The returned set of attributes is a snapshot at the time of calling this 089 * method and will not be updated if changes to the print job's attributes 090 * happens. To monitor changes register a print job listener. 091 * </p> 092 * 093 * @return The attributes of this print job, 094 * may be empty but never <code>null</code>. 095 */ 096 PrintJobAttributeSet getAttributes(); 097 098 /** 099 * 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); 148 }