li.netcat.print
Interface Print

All Known Implementing Classes:

BreakPrint, GapPrint, GridPrint, ImagePrint, PageNumberPrint, PainterPrint, TablePrint, TextPrint, WrappedPrint

public interface Print

The Print is the interface to a very lightweight component that can be printed on one or more pages. It is a factory that is able to produce an instance of a PrintIterator. The PrintIterator is then used to render the Print on as many pages as nessecary.

The naming convention suggests, that all implementations of a Print end with "Print", e.g. TablePrint. See the util and the table package for some predefined und useful implementations.

If a property of a Print is changed, all PrintIterators and Painters generated by this Print are not valid any more. The general concept recommends, that a Print is constructed and configured before it's reference is returned. After the reference is "published", no modification to the Print shoud be carried out.

Author:

Arthur Marxer

Method Summary

java.awt.Dimension	getPreferredSize(java.awt.Graphics g) Returns the preferred size of the Print.
PrintIterator	getPrintIterator() Factory method, that produces a PrintIerator.

Method Detail

getPreferredSize

public java.awt.Dimension getPreferredSize(java.awt.Graphics g)

Returns the preferred size of the Print.

Parameters:

g - The relevant Graphics object. It can be used to calculate the widths of strings.

Returns:

The preferred size of the Print.

getPrintIterator

public PrintIterator getPrintIterator()

Factory method, that produces a PrintIerator. The PrintIterator is used like an enumeration to generate all Prints.

Returns:

An instance of a PrintIterator that is able to iterate over the Print.