bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Printing/gtk/org/eclipse/swt/printing/Printer.java

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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
 */
public final class Printer extends Device {
	PrinterData data;

/**
 * Returns an array of <code>PrinterData</code> objects
 * representing all available printers.
 *
 * @return the list of 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 
 * printer available on the System.
 *
 * @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>
 * You must dispose the printer when it is no longer required. 
 * </p>
 *
 * @exception SWTError <ul>
 *    <li>ERROR_NO_HANDLES - if there are no valid printers
 * </ul>
 *
 * @see Device#dispose
 */
public Printer() {
	this(getDefaultPrinterData());
}

/**
 * Constructs a new printer given a <code>PrinterData</code>
 * object representing the desired printer.
 * <p>
 * You must dispose the printer when it is no longer required. 
 * </p>
 *
 * @param data the printer data for the specified 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
 */
public int /*long*/ 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 
 */
public void internal_dispose_GC(int /*long*/ 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.
 * For a printer, this is the size of a page, in pixels.
 *
 * @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.
 * For a printer, this is the size of the printable area
 * of a page, in pixels.
 * 
 * @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 desired <em>client area</em> for the receiver
 * (as described by the arguments), returns the bounding
 * rectangle which would be required to produce that client
 * area.
 * <p>
 * In other words, it returns a rectangle such that, if the
 * receiver's bounds were set to that rectangle, the area
 * of the receiver which is capable of displaying data
 * (that is, not covered by the "trimmings") would be the
 * rectangle described by the arguments (relative to the
 * receiver's parent).
 * </p>
 * Note that there is no setBounds for a printer. This method
 * is usually used by passing in the client area (the 'printable
 * area') of the printer. It can also be useful to pass in 0, 0, 0, 0.
 * 
 * @param x the desired x coordinate of the client area
 * @param y the desired y coordinate of the client area
 * @param width the desired width of the client area
 * @param height the desired height of the client area
 * @return the required bounds to produce the given client area
 *
 * @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;
}

}