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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25
26package javax.print;
27
28import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
29
30/**
31 *
32 * Obtained from a MultiDocPrintService, a MultiDocPrintJob can print a
33 * specified collection of documents as a single print job with a set of
34 * job attributes.
35 * <P>
36 */
37
38public interface MultiDocPrintJob extends DocPrintJob {
39
40 /**
41 * Print a MultiDoc with the specified job attributes.
42 * This method should only be called once for a given print job.
43 * Calling it again will not result in a new job being spooled to
44 * the printer. The service implementation will define policy
45 * for service interruption and recovery. Application clients which
46 * want to monitor the success or failure should register a
47 * PrintJobListener.
48 *
49 * @param multiDoc The documents to be printed. ALL must be a flavor
50 * supported by the PrintJob & PrintService.
51 *
52 * @param attributes The job attributes to be applied to this print job.
53 * If this parameter is null then the default attributes are used.
54 *
55 * @throws PrintException The exception additionally may implement
56 * an interfaces which more precisely describes the cause of the exception
57 * <ul>
58 * <li>FlavorException.
59 * If the document has a flavor not supported by this print job.
60 * <li>AttributeException.
61 * If one or more of the attributes are not valid for this print job.
62 * </ul>
63 */
64 public void print(MultiDoc multiDoc, PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes)
65 throws PrintException;
66
67}