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MediaPrintableArea.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API11369Fri Aug 26 14:57:44 BST 2005javax.print.attribute.standard

MediaPrintableArea

public final class MediaPrintableArea extends Object implements PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute, DocAttribute
Class MediaPrintableArea is a printing attribute used to distinguish the printable and non-printable areas of media.

The printable area is specified to be a rectangle, within the overall dimensions of a media.

Most printers cannot print on the entire surface of the media, due to printer hardware limitations. This class can be used to query the acceptable values for a supposed print job, and to request an area within the constraints of the printable area to be used in a print job.

To query for the printable area, a client must supply a suitable context. Without specifying at the very least the size of the media being used no meaningful value for printable area can be obtained.

The attribute is not described in terms of the distance from the edge of the paper, in part to emphasise that this attribute is not independent of a particular media, but must be described within the context of a choice of other attributes. Additionally it is usually more convenient for a client to use the printable area.

The hardware's minimum margins is not just a property of the printer, but may be a function of the media size, orientation, media type, and any specified finishings. PrintService provides the method to query the supported values of an attribute in a suitable context : See {@link javax.print.PrintService#getSupportedAttributeValues(Class,DocFlavor, AttributeSet) PrintService.getSupportedAttributeValues()}

The rectangular printable area is defined thus: The (x,y) origin is positioned at the top-left of the paper in portrait mode regardless of the orientation specified in the requesting context. For example a printable area for A4 paper in portrait or landscape orientation will have height > width.

A printable area attribute's values are stored internally as integers in units of micrometers (µm), where 1 micrometer = 10-6 meter = 1/1000 millimeter = 1/25400 inch. This permits dimensions to be represented exactly to a precision of 1/1000 mm (= 1 µm) or 1/100 inch (= 254 µm). If fractional inches are expressed in negative powers of two, this permits dimensions to be represented exactly to a precision of 1/8 inch (= 3175 µm) but not 1/16 inch (because 1/16 inch does not equal an integral number of µm).

IPP Compatibility: MediaPrintableArea is not an IPP attribute.

Fields Summary
private int
x
private int
y
private int
w
private int
h
private int
units
private static final long
serialVersionUID
public static final int
INCH
Value to indicate units of inches (in). It is actually the conversion factor by which to multiply inches to yield µm (25400).
public static final int
MM
Value to indicate units of millimeters (mm). It is actually the conversion factor by which to multiply mm to yield µm (1000).
Constructors Summary
public MediaPrintableArea(float x, float y, float w, float h, int units)
Constructs a MediaPrintableArea object from floating point values.

param
x printable x
param
y printable y
param
w printable width
param
h printable height
param
units in which the values are expressed.
exception
IllegalArgumentException Thrown if x < 0 or y < 0 or w <= 0 or h <= 0 or units < 1.


                                                                                                    
               
	if ((x < 0.0) || (y < 0.0) || (w <= 0.0) || (h <= 0.0) ||
	    (units < 1)) {
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("0 or negative value argument");
	}

        this.x = (int) (x * units + 0.5f);
        this.y = (int) (y * units + 0.5f);
        this.w = (int) (w * units + 0.5f);
        this.h = (int) (h * units + 0.5f);
 
    
public MediaPrintableArea(int x, int y, int w, int h, int units)
Constructs a MediaPrintableArea object from integer values.

param
x printable x
param
y printable y
param
w printable width
param
h printable height
param
units in which the values are expressed.
exception
IllegalArgumentException Thrown if x < 0 or y < 0 or w <= 0 or h <= 0 or units < 1.

	if ((x < 0) || (y < 0) || (w <= 0) || (h <= 0) ||
	    (units < 1)) {
	    throw new IllegalArgumentException("0 or negative value argument");
	}
        this.x = x * units;
        this.y = y * units;
        this.w = w * units;
        this.h = h * units;

    
Methods Summary
private static floatconvertFromMicrometers(int x, int units)

        if (units < 1) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("units is < 1");
        }
        return ((float)x) / ((float)units);
    
public booleanequals(java.lang.Object object)
Returns whether this media margins 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 MediaPrintableArea.
  3. The origin and dimensions are the same.

param
object Object to compare to.
return
True if object is equivalent to this media margins attribute, false otherwise.

        boolean ret = false;
        if (object instanceof MediaPrintableArea) {
           MediaPrintableArea mm = (MediaPrintableArea)object;
           if (x == mm.x &&  y == mm.y && w == mm.w && h == mm.h) {
               ret = true;
           }
        }
        return ret;
    
public final java.lang.ClassgetCategory()
Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

For class MediaPrintableArea, the category is class MediaPrintableArea itself.

return
Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class {@link java.lang.Class java.lang.Class}.

        return MediaPrintableArea.class;
    
public floatgetHeight(int units)
Get the height of the printable area in the specified units.

param
units Unit conversion factor, e.g. {@link #INCH INCH} or {@link #MM MM}.
return
height of the printable area in the specified units.
exception
IllegalArgumentException (unchecked exception) Thrown if units < 1.

        return convertFromMicrometers(h, units);
     
public final java.lang.StringgetName()
Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

For class MediaPrintableArea, the category name is "media-printable-area".

This is not an IPP V1.1 attribute.

return
Attribute category name.

        return "media-printable-area";
    
public float[]getPrintableArea(int units)
Get the printable area as an array of 4 values in the order x, y, w, h. The values returned are in the given units.

param
units Unit conversion factor, e.g. {@link #INCH INCH} or {@link #MM MM}.
return
printable area as array of x, y, w, h in the specified units.
exception
IllegalArgumentException (unchecked exception) Thrown if units < 1.

        return new float[] { getX(units), getY(units),
                             getWidth(units), getHeight(units) };
    
public floatgetWidth(int units)
Get the width of the printable area in the specified units.

param
units Unit conversion factor, e.g. {@link #INCH INCH} or {@link #MM MM}.
return
width of the printable area in the specified units.
exception
IllegalArgumentException (unchecked exception) Thrown if units < 1.

        return convertFromMicrometers(w, units);
     
public floatgetX(int units)
Get the x location of the origin of the printable area in the specified units.

param
units Unit conversion factor, e.g. {@link #INCH INCH} or {@link #MM MM}.
return
x location of the origin of the printable area in the specified units.
exception
IllegalArgumentException (unchecked exception) Thrown if units < 1.

        return convertFromMicrometers(x, units);
     
public floatgetY(int units)
Get the y location of the origin of the printable area in the specified units.

param
units Unit conversion factor, e.g. {@link #INCH INCH} or {@link #MM MM}.
return
y location of the origin of the printable area in the specified units.
exception
IllegalArgumentException (unchecked exception) Thrown if units < 1.

        return convertFromMicrometers(y, units);
     
public inthashCode()
Returns a hash code value for this attribute.

	return x + 37*y + 43*w + 47*h;
    
public java.lang.StringtoString(int units, java.lang.String unitsName)
Returns a string version of this rectangular size attribute in the given units.

param
units Unit conversion factor, e.g. {@link #INCH INCH} or {@link #MM MM}.
param
unitsName Units name string, e.g. "in" or "mm". If null, no units name is appended to the result.
return
String version of this two-dimensional size attribute.
exception
IllegalArgumentException (unchecked exception) Thrown if units < 1.

        if (unitsName == null) {
            unitsName = "";
        }
	float []vals = getPrintableArea(units);
        String str = "("+vals[0]+","+vals[1]+")->("+vals[2]+","+vals[3]+")";
        return str + unitsName;
    
public java.lang.StringtoString()
Returns a string version of this rectangular size attribute in mm.

        return(toString(MM, "mm"));