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package java.awt;

/**

 * An abstract class which initiates and executes a print job.

 * It provides access to a print graphics object which renders

 * to an appropriate print device.

 *

 * @see Toolkit#getPrintJob

 *

 * @author      Amy Fowler

 */

public abstract class PrintJob {

    /**

     * Gets a Graphics object that will draw to the next page.

     * The page is sent to the printer when the graphics

     * object is disposed.  This graphics object will also implement

     * the PrintGraphics interface.

     * @see PrintGraphics

     */

    public abstract Graphics getGraphics();

    /**

     * Returns the dimensions of the page in pixels.

     * The resolution of the page is chosen so that it

     * is similar to the screen resolution.

     */

    public abstract Dimension getPageDimension();

    /**

     * Returns the resolution of the page in pixels per inch.

     * Note that this doesn't have to correspond to the physical

     * resolution of the printer.

     */

    public abstract int getPageResolution();

    /**

     * Returns true if the last page will be printed first.

     */

    public abstract boolean lastPageFirst();

    /**

     * Ends the print job and does any necessary cleanup.

     */

    public abstract void end();

    /**

     * Ends this print job once it is no longer referenced.

     * @see #end

     */

    public void finalize() {

        end();

    }

}