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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();
 }

}