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PrintServiceLookup.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API15740Fri Aug 26 14:57:42 BST 2005javax.print

PrintServiceLookup

public abstract class PrintServiceLookup extends Object
Implementations of this class provide lookup services for print services (typically equivalent to printers) of a particular type.

Multiple implementations may be installed concurrently. All implementations must be able to describe the located printers as instances of a PrintService. Typically implementations of this service class are located automatically in JAR files (see the SPI JAR file specification). These classes must be instantiable using a default constructor. Alternatively applications may explicitly register instances at runtime.

Applications use only the static methods of this abstract class. The instance methods are implemented by a service provider in a subclass and the unification of the results from all installed lookup classes are reported by the static methods of this class when called by the application.

A PrintServiceLookup implementor is recommended to check for the SecurityManager.checkPrintJobAccess() to deny access to untrusted code. Following this recommended policy means that untrusted code may not be able to locate any print services. Downloaded applets are the most common example of untrusted code.

This check is made on a per lookup service basis to allow flexibility in the policy to reflect the needs of different lookup services.

Services which are registered by registerService(PrintService) will not be included in lookup results if a security manager is installed and its checkPrintJobAccess() method denies access.

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private static java.util.ArrayListgetAllLookupServices()

	synchronized (PrintServiceLookup.class) {
	    ArrayList listOfLookupServices = getListOfLookupServices();
	    if (listOfLookupServices != null) {
		return listOfLookupServices;
	    } else {
		listOfLookupServices = initListOfLookupServices();
	    }
	    try {
		java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(
		     new java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction() {
                        public Object run() {
			    Iterator iterator =
				Service.providers(PrintServiceLookup.class);
			    ArrayList los = getListOfLookupServices();
			    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
				try {
				    PrintServiceLookup lus =
					(PrintServiceLookup)iterator.next();
				    los.add(lus);
				}  catch (Exception e) {
				}
			    }
			    return null;
			}
		});
	    } catch (java.security.PrivilegedActionException e) {
	    }

	    return listOfLookupServices;
	}
    
public abstract javax.print.PrintServicegetDefaultPrintService()
Not called directly by applications. Implemented by a service provider, and called by the print lookup service

return
the default PrintService for this lookup service. If there is no default, returns null.

private static java.util.ArrayListgetListOfLookupServices()

	return getServicesForContext().listOfLookupServices;
    
public abstract javax.print.MultiDocPrintService[]getMultiDocPrintServices(javax.print.DocFlavor[] flavors, javax.print.attribute.AttributeSet attributes)
Not called directly by applications.

Implemented by a service provider, used by the static methods of this class.

Locates MultiDoc print services which can be positively confirmed to support the combination of attributes and DocFlavors specified.

param
flavors of documents required. If null or empty it is ignored.
param
attributes required to be supported. If null this constraint is not used.
return
array of matching PrintServices. If no services match, the array is zero-length.

private static java.util.ArrayListgetMultiDocServices(javax.print.DocFlavor[] flavors, javax.print.attribute.AttributeSet attributes)

   
	

	ArrayList listOfServices = new ArrayList();
	Iterator psIterator = getAllLookupServices().iterator();
	while (psIterator.hasNext()) {
	    try {
		PrintServiceLookup lus = (PrintServiceLookup)psIterator.next();
		MultiDocPrintService[] services  = 
		    lus.getMultiDocPrintServices(flavors, attributes);
		if (services == null) {
		    continue;
		}
		for (int i=0; i<services.length; i++) {
		    listOfServices.add(services[i]);
		}
	    } catch (Exception e) {
	    }
	}
	/* add any directly registered services */
	ArrayList registeredServices = null;
	try {
	  SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
	  if (security != null) {  
	    security.checkPrintJobAccess();
	  }
	  registeredServices = getRegisteredServices();
	} catch (Exception e) {
	}
	if (registeredServices != null) {
	    PrintService[] services = (PrintService[])
		registeredServices.toArray(
			   new PrintService[registeredServices.size()]);
	    for (int i=0; i<services.length; i++) {
		if (services[i] instanceof MultiDocPrintService &&
		    !listOfServices.contains(services[i])) {
		    if (flavors == null || flavors.length == 0) {
			listOfServices.add(services[i]);
		    } else {
			boolean supported = true;
			for (int f=0; f<flavors.length; f++) {
			    if (services[i].isDocFlavorSupported(flavors[f])) {
	   
				if (services[i].getUnsupportedAttributes(
				     flavors[f], attributes) != null) {
				    	supported = false;
					break;
				}
			    } else {
				supported = false;
				break;
			    }
			}
			if (supported) {
			    listOfServices.add(services[i]);	
			}
		    }
		}
	    }
	}
	return listOfServices;
    
public abstract javax.print.PrintService[]getPrintServices(javax.print.DocFlavor flavor, javax.print.attribute.AttributeSet attributes)
Locates services that can be positively confirmed to support the combination of attributes and DocFlavors specified. This method is not called directly by applications.

Implemented by a service provider, used by the static methods of this class.

The results should be the same as obtaining all the PrintServices and querying each one individually on its support for the specified attributes and flavors, but the process can be more efficient by taking advantage of the capabilities of lookup services for the print services.

param
flavor of document required. If null it is ignored.
param
attributes required to be supported. If null this constraint is not used.
return
array of matching PrintServices. If no services match, the array is zero-length.

public abstract javax.print.PrintService[]getPrintServices()
Not called directly by applications. Implemented by a service provider, used by the static methods of this class.

return
array of all PrintServices known to this lookup service class. If none are found, the array is zero-length.

private static java.util.ArrayListgetRegisteredServices()

	return getServicesForContext().registeredServices;
    
private static java.util.ArrayListgetServices(javax.print.DocFlavor flavor, javax.print.attribute.AttributeSet attributes)

   
	
	ArrayList listOfServices = new ArrayList();
	Iterator psIterator = getAllLookupServices().iterator();
	while (psIterator.hasNext()) {
	    try {
		PrintServiceLookup lus = (PrintServiceLookup)psIterator.next();
		PrintService[] services=null;
		if (flavor == null && attributes == null) {
		    try {
		    services = lus.getPrintServices();
		    } catch (Throwable tr) {
		    }
		} else {
		    services = lus.getPrintServices(flavor, attributes);
		}
		if (services == null) {
		    continue;
		}
		for (int i=0; i<services.length; i++) {
		    listOfServices.add(services[i]);
		}
	    } catch (Exception e) {
	    }
	}
	/* add any directly registered services */
	ArrayList registeredServices = null;
	try {
	  SecurityManager security = System.getSecurityManager();
	  if (security != null) {  
	    security.checkPrintJobAccess();
	  }
	  registeredServices = getRegisteredServices();
	} catch (SecurityException se) {
	}
	if (registeredServices != null) {
	    PrintService[] services = (PrintService[])
		registeredServices.toArray(
			   new PrintService[registeredServices.size()]);
	    for (int i=0; i<services.length; i++) {
		if (!listOfServices.contains(services[i])) {
		    if (flavor == null && attributes == null) {
			listOfServices.add(services[i]);
		    } else if (((flavor != null &&
				 services[i].isDocFlavorSupported(flavor)) ||
				flavor == null) &&
			       null == services[i].getUnsupportedAttributes(
						      flavor, attributes)) {
			listOfServices.add(services[i]);
		    }
		}
	    }
	}
	return listOfServices;
    
private static javax.print.PrintServiceLookup$ServicesgetServicesForContext()

	
    

        
	Services services =
	    (Services)AppContext.getAppContext().get(Services.class);
	if (services == null) {
	    services = new Services();
	    AppContext.getAppContext().put(Services.class, services);
	}
	return services;	
    
private static java.util.ArrayListinitListOfLookupServices()

	ArrayList listOfLookupServices = new ArrayList();
	getServicesForContext().listOfLookupServices = listOfLookupServices;
	return listOfLookupServices;
    
private static java.util.ArrayListinitRegisteredServices()

	ArrayList registeredServices = new ArrayList();
	getServicesForContext().registeredServices = registeredServices;
	return registeredServices;
    
public static final javax.print.PrintServicelookupDefaultPrintService()
Locates the default print service for this environment. This may return null. If multiple lookup services each specify a default, the chosen service is not precisely defined, but a platform native service, rather than an installed service, is usually returned as the default. If there is no clearly identifiable platform native default print service, the default is the first to be located in an implementation-dependent manner.

This may include making use of any preferences API that is available as part of the Java or native platform. This algorithm may be overridden by a user setting the property javax.print.defaultPrinter. A service specified must be discovered to be valid and currently available to be returned as the default.

return
the default PrintService.

    
    
	Iterator psIterator = getAllLookupServices().iterator();
	while (psIterator.hasNext()) {
	    try {
		PrintServiceLookup lus = (PrintServiceLookup)psIterator.next();
		PrintService service = lus.getDefaultPrintService();	
		if (service != null) {
		    return service;
		}
	    } catch (Exception e) {
	    }
	}
	return null;
    
public static final javax.print.MultiDocPrintService[]lookupMultiDocPrintServices(javax.print.DocFlavor[] flavors, javax.print.attribute.AttributeSet attributes)
Locates MultiDoc print Services capable of printing MultiDocs containing all the specified doc flavors.

This method is useful to help locate a service that can print a MultiDoc in which the elements may be different flavors. An application could perform this itself by multiple lookups on each DocFlavor in turn and collating the results, but the lookup service may be able to do this more efficiently.

param
flavors the flavors to print. If null or empty this constraint is not used. Otherwise return only multidoc print services that can print all specified doc flavors.
param
attributes attributes that the print service must support. If null this constraint is not used.
return
array of matching {@link MultiDocPrintService} objects. If no services match, the array is zero-length.

	ArrayList list = getMultiDocServices(flavors, attributes);        
	return (MultiDocPrintService[])
	    list.toArray(new MultiDocPrintService[list.size()]);
    
public static final javax.print.PrintService[]lookupPrintServices(javax.print.DocFlavor flavor, javax.print.attribute.AttributeSet attributes)
Locates print services capable of printing the specified {@link DocFlavor}.

param
flavor the flavor to print. If null, this constraint is not used.
param
attributes attributes that the print service must support. If null this constraint is not used.
return
array of matching PrintService objects representing print services that support the specified flavor attributes. If no services match, the array is zero-length.

	ArrayList list = getServices(flavor, attributes);
	return (PrintService[])(list.toArray(new PrintService[list.size()]));
    
public static booleanregisterService(javax.print.PrintService service)
Allows an application to directly register an instance of a class which implements a print service. The lookup operations for this service will be performed by the PrintServiceLookup class using the attribute values and classes reported by the service. This may be less efficient than a lookup service tuned for that service. Therefore registering a PrintServiceLookup instance instead is recommended. The method returns true if this service is not previously registered and is now successfully registered. This method should not be called with StreamPrintService instances. They will always fail to register and the method will return false.

param
service an implementation of a print service.
return
true if the service is newly registered; false otherwise.

	synchronized (PrintServiceLookup.class) {
	    if (service instanceof StreamPrintService) {
		return false;
	    }
	    ArrayList registeredServices = getRegisteredServices();	    
	    if (registeredServices == null) {
		registeredServices = initRegisteredServices();
	    } 
	    else {	
	      if (registeredServices.contains(service)) {
		return false;
	      }
	    }
	    registeredServices.add(service);
	    return true;
	}
    
public static booleanregisterServiceProvider(javax.print.PrintServiceLookup sp)
Allows an application to explicitly register a class that implements lookup services. The registration will not persist across VM invocations. This is useful if an application needs to make a new service available that is not part of the installation. If the lookup service is already registered, or cannot be registered, the method returns false.

param
sp an implementation of a lookup service.
return
true if the new lookup service is newly registered; false otherwise.

	synchronized (PrintServiceLookup.class) {
	    Iterator psIterator = getAllLookupServices().iterator();
	    while (psIterator.hasNext()) {
		try {
		    Object lus = psIterator.next();
		    if (lus.getClass() == sp.getClass()) {
			return false;
		    }
		} catch (Exception e) {
		}
	    }
	    getListOfLookupServices().add(sp);
	    return true;
	}