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package org.eclipse.swt.printing;
import org.eclipse.swt.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*;
/**
* Instances of this class are used to print to a printer.
* Applications create a GC on a printer using <code>new GC(printer)</code>
* and then draw on the printer GC using the usual graphics calls.
* <p>
* A <code>Printer</code> object may be constructed by providing
* a <code>PrinterData</code> object which identifies the printer.
* A <code>PrintDialog</code> presents a print dialog to the user
* and returns an initialized instance of <code>PrinterData</code>.
* Alternatively, calling <code>new Printer()</code> will construct a
* printer object for the user's default printer.
* </p><p>
* Application code must explicitly invoke the <code>Printer.dispose()</code>
* method to release the operating system resources managed by each instance
* when those instances are no longer required.
* </p>
*
* @see PrinterData
* @see PrintDialog
* @see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/snippets/#printing">Printing snippets</a>
* @see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/">Sample code and further information</a>
*/
public final class Printer extends Device {
PrinterData data;
/**
* Returns an array of <code>PrinterData</code> objects
* representing all available printers. If there are no
* printers, the array will be empty.
*
* @return an array of PrinterData objects representing the available printers
*/
public static PrinterData[] getPrinterList() {
PrinterData printerList[] = new PrinterData[0];
return printerList;
}
/**
* Returns a <code>PrinterData</code> object representing
* the default printer or <code>null</code> if there is no
* default printer.
*
* @return the default printer data or null
*
* @since 2.1
*/
public static PrinterData getDefaultPrinterData() {
return null;
}
/**
* Constructs a new printer representing the default printer.
* <p>
* Note: You must dispose the printer when it is no longer required.
* </p>
*
* @exception SWTError <ul>
* <li>ERROR_NO_HANDLES - if there is no valid default printer
* </ul>
*
* @see Device#dispose
*/
public Printer() {
this(getDefaultPrinterData());
}
/**
* Constructs a new printer given a <code>PrinterData</code>
* object representing the desired printer. If the argument
* is null, then the default printer will be used.
* <p>
* Note: You must dispose the printer when it is no longer required.
* </p>
*
* @param data the printer data for the specified printer, or null to use the default printer
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException <ul>
* <li>ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT - if the specified printer data does not represent a valid printer
* </ul>
* @exception SWTError <ul>
* <li>ERROR_NO_HANDLES - if there are no valid printers
* </ul>
*
* @see Device#dispose
*/
public Printer(PrinterData data) {
super (data);
SWT.error(SWT.ERROR_NO_HANDLES);
}
/**
* Invokes platform specific functionality to allocate a new GC handle.
* <p>
* <b>IMPORTANT:</b> This method is <em>not</em> part of the public
* API for <code>Printer</code>. It is marked public only so that it
* can be shared within the packages provided by SWT. It is not
* available on all platforms, and should never be called from
* application code.
* </p>
*
* @param data the platform specific GC data
* @return the platform specific GC handle
*
* @noreference This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
*/
public int internal_new_GC(GCData data) {
return 0;
}
/**
* Invokes platform specific functionality to dispose a GC handle.
* <p>
* <b>IMPORTANT:</b> This method is <em>not</em> part of the public
* API for <code>Printer</code>. It is marked public only so that it
* can be shared within the packages provided by SWT. It is not
* available on all platforms, and should never be called from
* application code.
* </p>
*
* @param hDC the platform specific GC handle
* @param data the platform specific GC data
*
* @noreference This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
*/
public void internal_dispose_GC(int xGC, GCData data) {
}
/**
* Starts a print job and returns true if the job started successfully
* and false otherwise.
* <p>
* This must be the first method called to initiate a print job,
* followed by any number of startPage/endPage calls, followed by
* endJob. Calling startPage, endPage, or endJob before startJob
* will result in undefined behavior.
* </p>
*
* @param jobName the name of the print job to start
* @return true if the job started successfully and false otherwise.
*
* @exception SWTException <ul>
* <li>ERROR_DEVICE_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed</li>
* </ul>
*
* @see #startPage
* @see #endPage
* @see #endJob
*/
public boolean startJob(String jobName) {
return true;
}
/**
* Ends the current print job.
*
* @exception SWTException <ul>
* <li>ERROR_DEVICE_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed</li>
* </ul>
*
* @see #startJob
* @see #startPage
* @see #endPage
*/
public void endJob() {
}
/**
* Cancels a print job in progress.
*
* @exception SWTException <ul>
* <li>ERROR_DEVICE_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed</li>
* </ul>
*/
public void cancelJob() {
}
/**
* Starts a page and returns true if the page started successfully
* and false otherwise.
* <p>
* After calling startJob, this method may be called any number of times
* along with a matching endPage.
* </p>
*
* @return true if the page started successfully and false otherwise.
*
* @exception SWTException <ul>
* <li>ERROR_DEVICE_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed</li>
* </ul>
*
* @see #endPage
* @see #startJob
* @see #endJob
*/
public boolean startPage() {
return true;
}
/**
* Ends the current page.
*
* @exception SWTException <ul>
* <li>ERROR_DEVICE_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed</li>
* </ul>
*
* @see #startPage
* @see #startJob
* @see #endJob
*/
public void endPage() {
}
/**
* Returns a point whose x coordinate is the horizontal
* dots per inch of the printer, and whose y coordinate
* is the vertical dots per inch of the printer.
*
* @return the horizontal and vertical DPI
*
* @exception SWTException <ul>
* <li>ERROR_DEVICE_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed</li>
* </ul>
*/
public Point getDPI() {
return new Point(0, 0);
}
/**
* Returns a rectangle describing the receiver's size and location.
* <p>
* For a printer, this is the size of the physical page, in pixels.
* </p>
*
* @return the bounding rectangle
*
* @exception SWTException <ul>
* <li>ERROR_DEVICE_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed</li>
* </ul>
*
* @see #getClientArea
* @see #computeTrim
*/
public Rectangle getBounds() {
return null;
}
/**
* Returns a rectangle which describes the area of the
* receiver which is capable of displaying data.
* <p>
* For a printer, this is the size of the printable area
* of the page, in pixels.
* </p>
*
* @return the client area
*
* @exception SWTException <ul>
* <li>ERROR_DEVICE_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed</li>
* </ul>
*
* @see #getBounds
* @see #computeTrim
*/
public Rectangle getClientArea() {
return null;
}
/**
* Given a <em>client area</em> (as described by the arguments),
* returns a rectangle, relative to the client area's coordinates,
* that is the client area expanded by the printer's trim (or minimum margins).
* <p>
* Most printers have a minimum margin on each edge of the paper where the
* printer device is unable to print. This margin is known as the "trim."
* This method can be used to calculate the printer's minimum margins
* by passing in a client area of 0, 0, 0, 0 and then using the resulting
* x and y coordinates (which will be <= 0) to determine the minimum margins
* for the top and left edges of the paper, and the resulting width and height
* (offset by the resulting x and y) to determine the minimum margins for the
* bottom and right edges of the paper, as follows:
* <ul>
* <li>The left trim width is -x pixels</li>
* <li>The top trim height is -y pixels</li>
* <li>The right trim width is (x + width) pixels</li>
* <li>The bottom trim height is (y + height) pixels</li>
* </ul>
* </p>
*
* @param x the x coordinate of the client area
* @param y the y coordinate of the client area
* @param width the width of the client area
* @param height the height of the client area
* @return a rectangle, relative to the client area's coordinates, that is
* the client area expanded by the printer's trim (or minimum margins)
*
* @exception SWTException <ul>
* <li>ERROR_DEVICE_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed</li>
* </ul>
*
* @see #getBounds
* @see #getClientArea
*/
public Rectangle computeTrim(int x, int y, int width, int height) {
return new Rectangle(0,0,0,0);
}
/**
* Returns a <code>PrinterData</code> object representing the
* target printer for this print job.
*
* @return a PrinterData object describing the receiver
*/
public PrinterData getPrinterData() {
return data;
}
}