net.sf.paperclips

Interface Print

All Known Implementing Classes:

AlignPrint, BackgroundPrint, BigPrint, BorderPrint, BreakPrint, ColumnPrint, DebugPrint, EmptyPrint, FactoryPrint, GridPrint, ImagePrint, LayerPrint, LineBreakPrint, LinePrint, NoBreakPrint, PageNumberPrint, PagePrint, RotatePrint, ScalePrint, SeriesPrint, SidewaysPrint, StyledTextPrint, TextPrint

public interface Print

Interface for printable elements.

Author:

Matthew Hall

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PrintIterator	iterator(Device device, GC gc) Returns a PrintIterator for laying out the contents of this Print.

Method Detail

iterator

PrintIterator iterator(Device device,
                     GC gc)

Returns a PrintIterator for laying out the contents of this Print. The iterator uses a snapshot of the print at the time this method is invoked, so subsequent changes to the Print will not affect the output of the iterator.

Parameters:

device - the graphics device this Print will be drawn onto.

gc - the graphics context to be used for calculating layout and drawing the Print's contents.

Returns:

a PrintIterator for laying out the contents of this Print.