Module java.desktop
Package java.awt.print
Provides classes and interfaces for a general printing API. The API includes
such features as:
- the ability to specify document types
- mechanisms for control of page setup and page formats
- the ability to manage job control dialogs
- Since:
- 1.2
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Interface Summary Interface Description Pageable ThePageableimplementation represents a set of pages to be printed.Printable ThePrintableinterface is implemented by theprintmethods of the current page painter, which is called by the printing system to render a page.PrinterGraphics -
Class Summary Class Description Book TheBookclass provides a representation of a document in which pages may have different page formats and page painters.PageFormat ThePageFormatclass describes the size and orientation of a page to be printed.Paper ThePaperclass describes the physical characteristics of a piece of paper.PrinterJob ThePrinterJobclass is the principal class that controls printing. -
Exception Summary Exception Description PrinterAbortException ThePrinterAbortExceptionclass is a subclass ofPrinterExceptionand is used to indicate that a user or application has terminated the print job while it was in the process of printing.PrinterException ThePrinterExceptionclass and its subclasses are used to indicate that an exceptional condition has occurred in the print system.PrinterIOException ThePrinterIOExceptionclass is a subclass ofPrinterExceptionand is used to indicate that an IO error of some sort has occurred while printing.