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javax.print
Class StreamPrintServiceFactory

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.print.StreamPrintServiceFactory

public abstract class StreamPrintServiceFactory
extends Object

A StreamPrintServiceFactory is the factory for StreamPrintService instances, which can print to an output stream in a particular document format described as a mime type. A typical output document format may be Postscript(TM).

This class is implemented by a service and located by the implementation using the SPI JAR File specification.

Applications locate instances of this class by calling the lookupStreamPrintServiceFactories(DocFlavor, String) method.

Applications can use a StreamPrintService obtained from a factory in place of a PrintService which represents a physical printer device.

Constructor Summary
StreamPrintServiceFactory()
           
 
Method Summary
abstract  String getOutputFormat()
          Queries the factory for the document format that is emitted by printers obtained from this factory.
abstract  StreamPrintService getPrintService(OutputStream out)
          Returns a StreamPrintService that can print to the specified output stream.
abstract  DocFlavor[] getSupportedDocFlavors()
          Queries the factory for the document flavors that can be accepted by printers obtained from this factory.
static StreamPrintServiceFactory[] lookupStreamPrintServiceFactories(DocFlavor flavor, String outputMimeType)
          Locates factories for print services that can be used with a print job to output a stream of data in the format specified by flavor.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize,