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package java.awt;
/**
* An abstract class which initiates and executes a print job.
* It provides access to a print graphics object which renders
* to an appropriate print device.
*
* @see Toolkit#getPrintJob
*
* @author Amy Fowler
*/
public abstract class PrintJob {
/**
* Gets a Graphics object that will draw to the next page.
* The page is sent to the printer when the graphics
* object is disposed. This graphics object will also implement
* the PrintGraphics interface.
* @see PrintGraphics
*/
public abstract Graphics getGraphics();
/**
* Returns the dimensions of the page in pixels.
* The resolution of the page is chosen so that it
* is similar to the screen resolution.
*/
public abstract Dimension getPageDimension();
/**
* Returns the resolution of the page in pixels per inch.
* Note that this doesn't have to correspond to the physical
* resolution of the printer.
*/
public abstract int getPageResolution();
/**
* Returns true if the last page will be printed first.
*/
public abstract boolean lastPageFirst();
/**
* Ends the print job and does any necessary cleanup.
*/
public abstract void end();
/**
* Ends this print job once it is no longer referenced.
* @see #end
*/
public void finalize() {
end();
}
}