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Class PageFormat

All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable
public class PageFormat
extends Object
implements Cloneable

The PageFormat class describes the size and orientation of a page to be printed.

Fields

LANDSCAPE

@Native
public static final int LANDSCAPE

The origin is at the bottom left of the paper with x running bottom to top and y running left to right. Note that this is not the Macintosh landscape but is the Window's and PostScript landscape.

PORTRAIT

@Native
public static final int PORTRAIT

The origin is at the top left of the paper with x running to the right and y running down the paper.

REVERSE_LANDSCAPE

@Native
public static final int REVERSE_LANDSCAPE

The origin is at the top right of the paper with x running top to bottom and y running right to left. Note that this is the Macintosh landscape.

Constructors

PageFormat

public PageFormat()

Creates a default, portrait-oriented PageFormat.

Methods

clone

public Object clone()

Makes a copy of this PageFormat with the same contents as this PageFormat.

Overrides:
clone in class Object
Returns:
a copy of this PageFormat.
See Also:
Cloneable

getWidth

public double getWidth()

Returns the width, in 1/72nds of an inch, of the page. This method takes into account the orientation of the page when determining the width.

Returns:
the width of the page.

getHeight

public double getHeight()

Returns the height, in 1/72nds of an inch, of the page. This method takes into account the orientation of the page when determining the height.

Returns:
the height of the page.

getImageableX

public double getImageableX()

Returns the x coordinate of the upper left point of the imageable area of the Paper object associated with this PageFormat. This method takes into account the orientation of the page.

Returns:
the x coordinate of the upper left point of the imageable area of the Paper object associated with this PageFormat.

getImageableY

public double getImageableY()

Returns the y coordinate of the upper left point of the imageable area of the Paper object associated with this PageFormat. This method takes into account the orientation of the page.

Returns:
the y coordinate of the upper left point of the imageable area of the Paper object associated with this PageFormat.

getImageableWidth

public double getImageableWidth()

Returns the width, in 1/72nds of an inch, of the imageable area of the page. This method takes into account the orientation of the page.

Returns:
the width of the page.

getImageableHeight

public double getImageableHeight()

Return the height, in 1/72nds of an inch, of the imageable area of the page. This method takes into account the orientation of the page.

Returns:
the height of the page.

getPaper

public Paper getPaper()

Returns a copy of the Paper object associated with this PageFormat. Changes made to the Paper object returned from this method do not affect the Paper object of this PageFormat. To update the Paper object of this PageFormat, create a new Paper object and set it into this PageFormat by using the setPaper(Paper) method.

Returns:
a copy of the Paper object associated with this PageFormat.
See Also:
setPaper(java.awt.print.Paper)

setPaper

public void setPaper(Paper paper)

Sets the Paper object for this PageFormat.

Parameters:
paper - the Paper object to which to set the Paper object for this PageFormat.
Throws:
NullPointerException - a null paper instance was passed as a parameter.
See Also:
getPaper()

setOrientation

public void setOrientation(int orientation)
                    throws IllegalArgumentException

Sets the page orientation. orientation must be one of the constants: PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE, or REVERSE_LANDSCAPE.

Parameters:
orientation - the new orientation for the page
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if an unknown orientation was requested
See Also:
getOrientation()

getOrientation

public int getOrientation()

Returns the orientation of this PageFormat.

Returns:
this PageFormat object's orientation.
See Also:
setOrientation(int)

getMatrix

public double[] getMatrix()

Returns a transformation matrix that translates user space rendering to the requested orientation of the page. The values are placed into the array as { m00, m10, m01, m11, m02, m12} in the form required by the AffineTransform constructor.

Returns:
the matrix used to translate user space rendering to the orientation of the page.
See Also:
AffineTransform

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