/*
* @(#)MultiDocPrintJob.java 1.5 05/11/17
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package javax.print;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;
/**
*
* Obtained from a MultiDocPrintService, a MultiDocPrintJob can print a
* specified collection of documents as a single print job with a set of
* job attributes.
* <P>
*/
public interface MultiDocPrintJob extends DocPrintJob {
/**
* Print a MultiDoc with the specified job attributes.
* This method should only be called once for a given print job.
* Calling it again will not result in a new job being spooled to
* the printer. The service implementation will define policy
* for service interruption and recovery. Application clients which
* want to monitor the success or failure should register a
* PrintJobListener.
*
* @param multiDoc The documents to be printed. ALL must be a flavor
* supported by the PrintJob & PrintService.
*
* @param attributes The job attributes to be applied to this print job.
* If this parameter is null then the default attributes are used.
*
* @throws PrintException The exception additionally may implement
* an interfaces which more precisely describes the cause of the exception
* <ul>
* <li>FlavorException.
* If the document has a flavor not supported by this print job.
* <li>AttributeException.
* If one or more of the attributes are not valid for this print job.
* </ul>
*/
public void print(MultiDoc multiDoc, PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes)
throws PrintException;
}