Class PrinterResolution

java.lang.Object
javax.print.attribute.ResolutionSyntax
javax.print.attribute.standard.PrinterResolution
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, Attribute, DocAttribute, PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute

public final class PrinterResolution extends ResolutionSyntax implements DocAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute, PrintJobAttribute
Class PrinterResolution is a printing attribute class that specifies an exact resolution supported by a printer or to be used for a print job. This attribute assumes that printers have a small set of device resolutions at which they can operate rather than a continuum.

PrinterResolution is used in multiple ways:

  1. When a client searches looking for a printer that supports the client's desired resolution exactly (no more, no less), the client specifies an instance of class PrinterResolution indicating the exact resolution the client wants. Only printers supporting that exact resolution will match the search.
  2. When a client needs to print a job using the client's desired resolution exactly (no more, no less), the client specifies an instance of class PrinterResolution as an attribute of the Print Job. This will fail if the Print Job doesn't support that exact resolution, and Fidelity is set to true.
If a client wants to locate a printer supporting a resolution greater than some required minimum, then it may be necessary to exclude this attribute from a lookup request and to directly query the set of supported resolutions, and specify the one that most closely meets the client's requirements. In some cases this may be more simply achieved by specifying a PrintQuality attribute which often controls resolution.

IPP Compatibility: The information needed to construct an IPP "printer-resolution" attribute can be obtained by calling methods on the PrinterResolution object. The category name returned by getName() gives the IPP attribute name.

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  • Field Summary

    Fields declared in class ResolutionSyntax

    DPCM, DPI
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final int
    Value to indicate units of dots per centimeter (dpcm).
    static final int
    Value to indicate units of dots per inch (dpi).
  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    PrinterResolution(int crossFeedResolution, int feedResolution, int units)
    Construct a new printer resolution attribute from the given items.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    equals(Object object)
    Returns whether this printer resolution attribute is equivalent to the passed in object.
    final Class<? extends Attribute>
    Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.
    final String
    Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

    Methods declared in class ResolutionSyntax

    getCrossFeedResolution, getCrossFeedResolutionDphi, getFeedResolution, getFeedResolutionDphi, getResolution, hashCode, lessThanOrEquals, toString, toString
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    int
    Returns this resolution attribute's cross feed direction resolution in the given units.
    protected int
    Returns this resolution attribute's cross feed direction resolution in units of dphi.
    int
    getFeedResolution(int units)
    Returns this resolution attribute's feed direction resolution in the given units.
    protected int
    Returns this resolution attribute's feed direction resolution in units of dphi.
    int[]
    getResolution(int units)
    Get this resolution attribute's resolution values in the given units.
    int
    Returns a hash code value for this resolution attribute.
    boolean
    Determine whether this resolution attribute's value is less than or equal to the given resolution attribute's value.
    Returns a string version of this resolution attribute.
    toString(int units, String unitsName)
    Returns a string version of this resolution attribute in the given units.

    Methods declared in class Object

    clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    protected Object
    Answers a new instance of the same class as the receiver, whose slots have been filled in with the values in the slots of the receiver.
    protected void
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    May cause performance issues, deadlocks and hangs.
    final Class<? extends Object>
    Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
    final void
    Causes one thread which is waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
    final void
    Causes all threads which are waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
    final void
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll).
    final void
    wait(long time)
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.
    final void
    wait(long time, int frac)
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.
  • Constructor Details

    • PrinterResolution

      public PrinterResolution(int crossFeedResolution, int feedResolution, int units)
      Construct a new printer resolution attribute from the given items.
      Parameters:
      crossFeedResolution - cross feed direction resolution
      feedResolution - feed direction resolution
      units - unit conversion factor, e.g. ResolutionSyntax.DPI or ResolutionSyntax.DPCM
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if crossFeedResolution < 1 or feedResolution < 1 or units < 1
  • Method Details

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object object)
      Returns whether this printer resolution attribute is equivalent to the passed in object. To be equivalent, all of the following conditions must be true:
      1. object is not null.
      2. object is an instance of class PrinterResolution.
      3. This attribute's cross feed direction resolution is equal to object's cross feed direction resolution.
      4. This attribute's feed direction resolution is equal to object's feed direction resolution.
      Overrides:
      equals in class ResolutionSyntax
      Parameters:
      object - Object to compare to
      Returns:
      true if object is equivalent to this printer resolution attribute, false otherwise
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    • getCategory

      public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()
      Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

      For class PrinterResolution, the category is class PrinterResolution itself.

      Specified by:
      getCategory in interface Attribute
      Returns:
      printing attribute class (category), an instance of class java.lang.Class
    • getName

      public final String getName()
      Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

      For class PrinterResolution, the category name is "printer-resolution".

      Specified by:
      getName in interface Attribute
      Returns:
      attribute category name