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package org.eclipse.swt.printing;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*;
/**
* Instances of this class are descriptions of a print job
* in terms of the printer, and the scope and type of printing
* that is desired. For example, the number of pages and copies
* can be specified, as well as whether or not the print job
* should go to a file.
* <p>
* Application code does <em>not</em> need to explicitly release the
* resources managed by each instance when those instances are no longer
* required, and thus no <code>dispose()</code> method is provided.
* </p>
*
* @see Printer
* @see Printer#getPrinterList
* @see PrintDialog#open
* @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 PrinterData extends DeviceData {
/**
* the printer driver
* On Windows systems, this is the name of the driver (often "winspool").
* On Mac OSX, this is the destination type ("Printer", "Fax", "File", or "Preview").
* On X/Window systems, this is the name of a display connection to the
* Xprt server (the default is ":1").
* On GTK+, this is the backend type name (eg. GtkPrintBackendCups).
*/
// TODO: note that this api is not finalized for GTK+
public String driver;
/**
* the name of the printer
* On Windows systems, this is the name of the 'device'.
* On Mac OSX, X/Window systems, and GTK+, this is the printer's 'name'.
*/
public String name;
/**
* the scope of the print job, expressed as one of the following values:
* <dl>
* <dt><code>ALL_PAGES</code></dt>
* <dd>Print all pages in the current document</dd>
* <dt><code>PAGE_RANGE</code></dt>
* <dd>Print the range of pages specified by startPage and endPage</dd>
* <dt><code>SELECTION</code></dt>
* <dd>Print the current selection</dd>
* </dl>
*/
public int scope = ALL_PAGES;
/**
* the start page of a page range, used when scope is PAGE_RANGE.
* This value can be from 1 to the maximum number of pages for the platform.
*/
public int startPage = 0;
/**
* the end page of a page range, used when scope is PAGE_RANGE.
* This value can be from 1 to the maximum number of pages for the platform.
*/
public int endPage = 0;
/**
* whether or not the print job should go to a file
*/
public boolean printToFile = false;
/**
* the name of the file to print to if printToFile is true.
* Note that this field is ignored if printToFile is false.
*/
public String fileName;
/**
* the number of copies to print.
* Note that this field may be controlled by the printer driver
* In other words, the printer itself may be capable of printing
* multiple copies, and if so, the value of this field will always be 1.
*/
public int copyCount = 1;
/**
* whether or not the printer should collate the printed paper
* Note that this field may be controlled by the printer driver.
* In other words, the printer itself may be capable of doing the
* collation, and if so, the value of this field will always be false.
*/
public boolean collate = false;
/**
* The orientation of the paper, which can be either PORTRAIT
* or LANDSCAPE.
*
* @since 3.5
*/
public int orientation = PORTRAIT;
/**
* <code>scope</code> field value indicating that
* all pages should be printed
*/
public static final int ALL_PAGES = 0;
/**
* <code>scope</code> field value indicating that
* the range of pages specified by startPage and endPage
* should be printed
*/
public static final int PAGE_RANGE = 1;
/**
* <code>scope</code> field value indicating that
* the current selection should be printed
*/
public static final int SELECTION = 2;
/**
* <code>orientation</code> field value indicating
* portrait paper orientation
*
* @since 3.5
*/
public static final int PORTRAIT = 1;
/**
* <code>orientation</code> field value indicating
* landscape paper orientation
*
* @since 3.5
*/
public static final int LANDSCAPE = 2;
/**
* private, platform-specific data
* On Windows, this contains a copy of the DEVMODE struct
* returned from the <code>PrintDialog</code>.
* On GTK, this contains a copy of the print_settings and page_setup
* returned from the <code>PrintDialog</code>.
* On OS X Carbon, this contains a copy of the PrintSettings and PageFormat
* returned from the <code>PrintDialog</code>.
* This field is not currently used on the X/Window System.
*/
byte [] otherData;
/**
* Constructs an instance of this class that can be
* used to print to the default printer.
*
* @see Printer#getDefaultPrinterData
*/
public PrinterData() {
}
/**
* Constructs an instance of this class with the given
* printer driver and printer name.
*
* @param driver the printer driver for the printer
* @param name the name of the printer
*
* @see #driver
* @see #name
*/
public PrinterData(String driver, String name) {
this.driver = driver;
this.name = name;
}
/**
* Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable
* description of the receiver.
*
* @return a string representation of the receiver
*/
public String toString() {
return "PrinterData {" + "driver = " + driver + ", name = " + name + "}"; //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$ //$NON-NLS-4$
}
}
