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## javax.print
Class SimpleDoc

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--javax.print.SimpleDoc

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Doc

public final class SimpleDoc
extends Object
implements Doc

This class is an implementation of interface `Doc` that can be used in many common printing requests. It can handle all of the presently defined "pre-defined" doc flavors defined as static variables in the DocFlavor class.

In particular this class implements certain required semantics of the Doc specification as follows:

- constructs a stream for the service if requested and appropriate.
- ensures the same object is returned for each call on a method.
- ensures multiple threads can access the Doc
- performs some validation of that the data matches the doc flavor.

Clients who want to re-use the doc object in other jobs, or need a MultiDoc will not want to use this class.

If the print data is a stream, or a print job requests data as a stream, then `SimpleDoc` does not monitor if the service properly closes the stream after data transfer completion or job termination. Clients may prefer to use provide their own implementation of doc that adds a listener to monitor job completion and to validate that resources such as streams are freed (ie closed).

Constructor Summary
`SimpleDoc(Object printData, DocFlavor flavor, DocAttributeSet attributes)` Constructs a `SimpleDoc` with the specified print data, doc flavor and doc attribute set.

Method Summary
`DocAttributeSet` | `getAttributes()` Obtains the set of printing attributes for this doc object.
`DocFlavor` | `getDocFlavor()` Determines the doc flavor in which this doc object will supply its piece of print data.
`Object` | `getPrintData()` Obtains the print data representation object that contains this doc object's piece of print data in the format corresponding to the supported doc flavor.
`Reader` | `getReaderForText()` Obtains a reader for extracting character print data from this doc.
`InputStream` | `getStreamForBytes()` Obtains an input stream for extracting byte print data from this doc.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### SimpleDoc

    public SimpleDoc(Object printData,
                     DocFlavor flavor,
                     DocAttributeSet attributes)

  Constructs a `SimpleDoc` with the specified print data, doc flavor and doc attribute set.

Parameters:
  `printData` - the print data object
  `flavor` - the `DocFlavor` object
  `attributes` - a `DocAttributeSet`, which can be `null`
Throws:
  `IllegalArgumentException` - if `flavor` or `printData` is `null`, or the `printData` does not correspond to the specified doc flavor--for example, the data is not of the type specified as the representation in the `DocFlavor`.

Method Detail

### getDocFlavor

    public DocFlavor getDocFlavor()

  Determines the doc flavor in which this doc object will supply its piece of print data.

  Specified by:
    `getDocFlavor` in interface `Doc`
  Returns:
    Doc flavor.

### getAttributes

    public DocAttributeSet getAttributes()

  Obtains the set of printing attributes for this doc object. If the returned attribute set includes an instance of a particular attribute X, the printer must use that attribute value for this doc, overriding any value of attribute X in the job's attribute set. If the returned attribute set does not include an instance of a particular attribute X or if null is returned, the printer must consult the job's attribute set to obtain the value for attribute X, and if not found there, the printer must use an implementation-dependent default value. The returned attribute set is unmodifiable.

  Specified by:
    `getAttributes` in interface `Doc`
  Returns:
    Unmodifiable set of printing attributes for this doc, or null to obtain all attribute values from the job's attribute set.

### getPrintData

    public Object getPrintData()
                        throws IOException

  Description copied from interface: `Doc`
  Obtains the print data representation object that contains this doc object's piece of print data in the format corresponding to the supported doc flavor. The `getPrintData()` method returns an instance of the representation class whose name is given by ``getDocFlavor()`.`getRepresentationClassName()``, and the return value can be cast from class Object to that representation class.

  Specified by:
    `getPrintData` in interface `Doc`
  Returns:
    Print data representation object.
  Throws:
    `IOException` - Thrown if the representation class is a stream and there was an I/O error while constructing the stream.

### getReaderForText

    public Reader getReaderForText()
                            throws IOException

  Obtains a reader for extracting character print data from this doc. The `Doc` implementation is required to support this method if the `DocFlavor` has one of the following print data representation classes, and return `null` otherwise:
  - `char[]`
  - `java.lang.String`
  - `java.io.Reader`
  The doc's print data representation object is used to construct and return a `Reader` for reading the print data as a stream of characters from the print data representation object. However, if the print data representation object is itself a `Reader` then the print data representation object is simply returned.

  Specified by:
    `getReaderForText` in interface `Doc`
  Returns:
    a `Reader` for reading the print data characters from this doc. If a reader cannot be provided because this doc does not meet the criteria stated above, `null` is returned.
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if there was an I/O error while creating the reader.

### getStreamForBytes

    public InputStream getStreamForBytes()
                                  throws IOException

  Obtains an input stream for extracting byte print data from this doc. The `Doc` implementation is required to support this method if the `DocFlavor` has one of the following print data representation classes; otherwise this method returns `null`:
  - `byte[]`
  - `java.io.InputStream`
  The doc's print data representation object is obtained. Then, an input stream for reading the print data from the print data representation object as a stream of bytes is created and returned. However, if the print data representation object is itself an input stream then the print data representation object is simply returned.

  Specified by:
    `getStreamForBytes` in interface `Doc`
  Returns:
    an `InputStream` for reading the print data bytes from this doc. If an input stream cannot be provided because this doc does not meet the criteria stated above, `null` is returned.
  Throws:
    `IOException` - if there was an I/O error while creating the input stream.

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