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Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

org.eclipse.swt.printing
Class PrintDialog


java.lang.Object
  extended by 

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Dialog
      extended by 
org.eclipse.swt.printing.PrintDialog

public class PrintDialog
extends Dialog

Instances of this class allow the user to select a printer and various print-related parameters prior to starting a print job.

IMPORTANT: This class is intended to be subclassed only within the SWT implementation.

See Also:
Printing snippets, SWT Example: ControlExample, Dialog tab, Sample code and further information
Restriction:
This class is not intended to be subclassed by clients.

Constructor Summary
PrintDialog ( Shell parent)
          Constructs a new instance of this class given only its parent.
PrintDialog ( Shell parent, int style)
          Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance.
 
Method Summary
protected  void checkSubclass ()
          Checks that this class can be subclassed.
 int getEndPage ()
          Returns the end page setting that the user selected before pressing OK in the dialog.
  PrinterData getPrinterData ()
          Returns the printer data that will be used when the dialog is opened.
 boolean getPrintToFile ()
          Returns the 'Print to file' setting that the user selected before pressing OK in the dialog.
 int getScope ()
          Returns the print job scope that the user selected before pressing OK in the dialog.
 int getStartPage ()
          Returns the start page setting that the user selected before pressing OK in the dialog.
  PrinterData open ()
          Makes the receiver visible and brings it to the front of the display.
 void setEndPage (int endPage)
          Sets the end page that the user will see when the dialog is opened.
 void setPrinterData ( PrinterData data)
          Sets the printer data that will be used when the dialog is opened.
 void setPrintToFile (boolean printToFile)
          Sets the 'Print to file' setting that the user will see when the dialog is opened.
 void setScope (int scope)
          Sets the scope of the print job.
 void setStartPage (int startPage)
          Sets the start page that the user will see when the dialog is opened.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.widgets. Dialog
getParent, getStyle, getText, setText
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

PrintDialog

public PrintDialog(
Shell parent)
Constructs a new instance of this class given only its parent.

Parameters:
parent - a composite control which will be the parent of the new instance (cannot be null)
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException -
  • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the parent is null
SWTException -
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the parent
  • ERROR_INVALID_SUBCLASS - if this class is not an allowed subclass
See Also:
SWT, Widget.checkSubclass(), Widget.getStyle()

PrintDialog

public PrintDialog(
Shell parent,
                   int style)
Constructs a new instance of this class given its parent and a style value describing its behavior and appearance.

The style value is either one of the style constants defined in class SWT which is applicable to instances of this class, or must be built by bitwise OR'ing together (that is, using the int "|" operator) two or more of those SWT style constants. The class description lists the style constants that are applicable to the class. Style bits are also inherited from superclasses.

Parameters:
parent - a composite control which will be the parent of the new instance (cannot be null)
style - the style of control to construct
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException -
  • ERROR_NULL_ARGUMENT - if the parent is null
SWTException -
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the parent
  • ERROR_INVALID_SUBCLASS - if this class is not an allowed subclass
See Also:
SWT, Widget.checkSubclass(), Widget.getStyle()
Method Detail

setPrinterData

public void setPrinterData(
PrinterData data)
Sets the printer data that will be used when the dialog is opened.

Setting the printer data to null is equivalent to resetting all data fields to their default values.

Parameters:
data - the data that will be used when the dialog is opened or null to use default data
Since:
3.4

getPrinterData

public 
PrinterData getPrinterData()
Returns the printer data that will be used when the dialog is opened.

Returns:
the data that will be used when the dialog is opened
Since:
3.4

getScope

public int getScope()
Returns the print job scope that the user selected before pressing OK in the dialog. This will be one of the following values:
PrinterData.ALL_PAGES
Print all pages in the current document
PrinterData.PAGE_RANGE
Print the range of pages specified by startPage and endPage
PrinterData.SELECTION
Print the current selection

Returns:
the scope setting that the user selected

setScope

public void setScope(int scope)
Sets the scope of the print job. The user will see this setting when the dialog is opened. This can have one of the following values:
PrinterData.ALL_PAGES
Print all pages in the current document
PrinterData.PAGE_RANGE
Print the range of pages specified by startPage and endPage
PrinterData.SELECTION
Print the current selection

Parameters:
scope - the scope setting when the dialog is opened

getStartPage

public int getStartPage()
Returns the start page setting that the user selected before pressing OK in the dialog.

This value can be from 1 to the maximum number of pages for the platform. Note that it is only valid if the scope is PrinterData.PAGE_RANGE.

Returns:
the start page setting that the user selected

setStartPage

public void setStartPage(int startPage)
Sets the start page that the user will see when the dialog is opened.

This value can be from 1 to the maximum number of pages for the platform. Note that it is only valid if the scope is PrinterData.PAGE_RANGE.

Parameters:
startPage - the startPage setting when the dialog is opened

getEndPage

public int getEndPage()
Returns the end page setting that the user selected before pressing OK in the dialog.

This value can be from 1 to the maximum number of pages for the platform. Note that it is only valid if the scope is PrinterData.PAGE_RANGE.

Returns:
the end page setting that the user selected

setEndPage

public void setEndPage(int endPage)
Sets the end page that the user will see when the dialog is opened.

This value can be from 1 to the maximum number of pages for the platform. Note that it is only valid if the scope is PrinterData.PAGE_RANGE.

Parameters:
endPage - the end page setting when the dialog is opened

getPrintToFile

public boolean getPrintToFile()
Returns the 'Print to file' setting that the user selected before pressing OK in the dialog.

Returns:
the 'Print to file' setting that the user selected

setPrintToFile

public void setPrintToFile(boolean printToFile)
Sets the 'Print to file' setting that the user will see when the dialog is opened.

Parameters:
printToFile - the 'Print to file' setting when the dialog is opened

checkSubclass

protected void checkSubclass()
Description copied from class: Dialog
Checks that this class can be subclassed.

IMPORTANT: See the comment in Widget.checkSubclass().

Overrides:
checkSubclass in class Dialog
See Also:
Widget.checkSubclass()

open

public 
PrinterData open()
Makes the receiver visible and brings it to the front of the display.

Returns:
a printer data object describing the desired print job parameters, or null if the dialog was canceled, no printers were found, or an error occurred
Throws:
SWTException -
  • ERROR_WIDGET_DISPOSED - if the receiver has been disposed
  • ERROR_THREAD_INVALID_ACCESS - if not called from the thread that created the receiver

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

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