com.developmentontheedge.print
Class LargePageable

Direct Known Subclasses:

JPrintableComponent

public class LargePageable

implements Pageable

A simple Pageable class that can split a large drawing canvas over multiple pages. The pages in a canvas are laid out on pages going left to right and then top to bottom.

public LargePageable(float width, float height, Printable painter, PageFormat format)

Create a java.awt.Pageable that will print a canvas over as many pages as are needed. A LargePageable can be passed to PrinterJob.setPageable.

Parameters:

width - The width, in 1/72nds of an inch, of the area to print.

height - The height, in 1/72nds of an inch, of the area to print.

painter - The object that will drawn the contents of the canvas.

format - The description of the pages on to which the canvas will be drawn.

public int getNumberOfPages()

Returns the number of pages over which the canvas will be drawn.

public PageFormat getPageFormat(int pageIndex)
                          throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the PageFormat of the page specified by pageIndex. For a LargePageable the PageFormat is the same for all pages.

Parameters:

pageIndex - the zero based index of the page whose PageFormat is being requested

Returns: the PageFormat describing the size and orientation.

Throws:

IndexOutOfBoundsException the - Pageable does not contain the requested page.

public Printable getPrintable(int pageIndex)
                        throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException

Returns the Printable instance responsible for rendering the page specified by pageIndex. In a LargePageable, all of the pages are drawn with the same Printable. This method however creates a Printable which calls the canvas's Printable. This new Printable is responsible for translating the coordinate system so that the desired part of the canvas hits the page. The LargePageable's pages cover the canvas by going left to right and then top to bottom. In order to change this behavior, override this method.

Parameters:

pageIndex - the zero based index of the page whose Printable is being requested

Returns: the Printable that renders the page.

Throws:

IndexOutOfBoundsException the - Pageable does not contain the requested page.

Association Links

to Class java.awt.print.Printable

to Class java.awt.print.PageFormat