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  25 
  26 package java.awt;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * An abstract class which initiates and executes a print job.
  30  * It provides access to a print graphics object which renders
  31  * to an appropriate print device.
  32  *
  33  * @see Toolkit#getPrintJob
  34  *
  35  * @author      Amy Fowler
  36  */
  37 public abstract class PrintJob {
  38 
  39     /**
  40      * Gets a Graphics object that will draw to the next page.
  41      * The page is sent to the printer when the graphics
  42      * object is disposed.  This graphics object will also implement
  43      * the PrintGraphics interface.
  44      * @see PrintGraphics
  45      */
  46     public abstract Graphics getGraphics();
  47 
  48     /**
  49      * Returns the dimensions of the page in pixels.
  50      * The resolution of the page is chosen so that it
  51      * is similar to the screen resolution.
  52      */
  53     public abstract Dimension getPageDimension();
  54 
  55     /**
  56      * Returns the resolution of the page in pixels per inch.
  57      * Note that this doesn't have to correspond to the physical
  58      * resolution of the printer.
  59      */
  60     public abstract int getPageResolution();
  61 
  62     /**
  63      * Returns true if the last page will be printed first.
  64      */
  65     public abstract boolean lastPageFirst();
  66 
  67     /**
  68      * Ends the print job and does any necessary cleanup.
  69      */
  70     public abstract void end();
  71 
  72     /**
  73      * Ends this print job once it is no longer referenced.
  74      * @see #end
  75      */
  76     public void finalize() {
  77         end();
  78     }
  79 
  80 }