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Diffstat (limited to 'libjava/classpath/javax/print/StreamPrintService.java')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/classpath/javax/print/StreamPrintService.java b/libjava/classpath/javax/print/StreamPrintService.java index 9246ea47e39..8398a734ce4 100644 --- a/libjava/classpath/javax/print/StreamPrintService.java +++ b/libjava/classpath/javax/print/StreamPrintService.java @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ /* StreamPrintService.java -- - Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of GNU Classpath. @@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ import java.io.OutputStream; /** + * <code>StreamPrintService</code> is a special print service capable of + * printing into a supplied output stream. + * <p> + * Beside providing the same functionality as a print service it additionally + * allows to specify the output stream for the print data. A stream print + * service is obtained via the {@link javax.print.StreamPrintServiceFactory} + * by looking for services supporting a given output format type. + * </p> + * * @author Michael Koch (konqueror@gmx.de) */ public abstract class StreamPrintService implements PrintService @@ -68,16 +77,18 @@ public abstract class StreamPrintService implements PrintService } /** - * Returns the document format emited by this print service. + * Returns the document format emitted by this print service. + * The returned string is a MIME type compatible with the + * {@link DocFlavor} class. * - * @return the document format + * @return The document format of the output. */ public abstract String getOutputFormat(); /** * Returns the <code>OutputStream</code> of this object. * - * @return the <code>OutputStream</code> + * @return The <code>OutputStream</code> */ public OutputStream getOutputStream() { |