ag.ion.noa.printing
Interface IPrintService

All Known Implementing Classes:

PrintService

public interface IPrintService

Service for printing documents.

Method Summary

IPrinter	createPrinter(java.lang.String name) Constructs a printer with the given properties and returns it.
IPrinter	getActivePrinter() Returns the active printer.
boolean	isActivePrinterBusy() Returns if the active printer is busy.
void	print() Prints the document to the active printer.
void	print(IPrintProperties printProperties) Prints the document to the active printer with the given print properties.
void	setActivePrinter(IPrinter printer) Sets the active printer.

Method Detail

print

void print()
           throws DocumentException

Prints the document to the active printer.

Throws:

DocumentException - if printing fails

print

void print(IPrintProperties printProperties)
           throws DocumentException

Prints the document to the active printer with the given print properties.

Parameters:

printProperties - the properties to print with, or null to use default settings

Throws:

DocumentException - if printing fails

isActivePrinterBusy

boolean isActivePrinterBusy()
                            throws NOAException

Returns if the active printer is busy.

Returns:

if the active printer is busy

Throws:

NOAException - if the busy state could not be retrieved

getActivePrinter

IPrinter getActivePrinter()
                          throws NOAException

Returns the active printer.

Returns:

the active printer

Throws:

NOAException - if printer could not be retrieved

setActivePrinter

void setActivePrinter(IPrinter printer)
                      throws NOAException

Sets the active printer.

Parameters:

printer - the printer to be set to be active

Throws:

NOAException - if printer could not be set

createPrinter

IPrinter createPrinter(java.lang.String name)
                       throws NOAException

Constructs a printer with the given properties and returns it.

Parameters:

name - the name of the printer cue to be used

Returns:

the constructed printer

Throws:

NOAException - if printer could not be constructed