Module java.desktop
Package javax.print.attribute.standard

Class Sides

java.lang.Object
javax.print.attribute.EnumSyntax
javax.print.attribute.standard.Sides
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, Attribute, DocAttribute, PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute
public final class Sides
extends EnumSyntax
implements DocAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute, PrintJobAttribute
Class Sides is a printing attribute class, an enumeration, that specifies how print-stream pages are to be imposed upon the sides of an instance of a selected medium, i.e., an impression.

The effect of a Sides attribute on a multidoc print job (a job with multiple documents) depends on whether all the docs have the same sides values specified or whether different docs have different sides values specified, and on the (perhaps defaulted) value of the MultipleDocumentHandling attribute.

  • If all the docs have the same sides value n specified, then any value of MultipleDocumentHandling makes sense, and the printer's processing depends on the MultipleDocumentHandling value:
    • SINGLE_DOCUMENT -- All the input docs will be combined together into one output document. Each media sheet will consist of n impressions from the output document.
    • SINGLE_DOCUMENT_NEW_SHEET -- All the input docs will be combined together into one output document. Each media sheet will consist of n impressions from the output document. However, the first impression of each input doc will always start on a new media sheet; this means the last media sheet of an input doc may have only one impression on it.
    • SEPARATE_DOCUMENTS_UNCOLLATED_COPIES -- The input docs will remain separate. Each media sheet will consist of n impressions from the input doc. Since the input docs are separate, the first impression of each input doc will always start on a new media sheet; this means the last media sheet of an input doc may have only one impression on it.
    • SEPARATE_DOCUMENTS_COLLATED_COPIES -- The input docs will remain separate. Each media sheet will consist of n impressions from the input doc. Since the input docs are separate, the first impression of each input doc will always start on a new media sheet; this means the last media sheet of an input doc may have only one impression on it.
    • SINGLE_DOCUMENT -- All the input docs will be combined together into one output document. Each media sheet will consist of ni impressions from the output document, where i is the number of the input doc corresponding to that point in the output document. When the next input doc has a different sides value from the previous input doc, the first print-stream page of the next input doc goes at the start of the next media sheet, possibly leaving only one impression on the previous media sheet.
    • SINGLE_DOCUMENT_NEW_SHEET -- All the input docs will be combined together into one output document. Each media sheet will consist of n impressions from the output document. However, the first impression of each input doc will always start on a new media sheet; this means the last impression of an input doc may have only one impression on it.
    • SEPARATE_DOCUMENTS_UNCOLLATED_COPIES -- The input docs will remain separate. For input doc i, each media sheet will consist of ni impressions from the input doc. Since the input docs are separate, the first impression of each input doc will always start on a new media sheet; this means the last media sheet of an input doc may have only one impression on it.
    • SEPARATE_DOCUMENTS_COLLATED_COPIES -- The input docs will remain separate. For input doc i, each media sheet will consist of ni impressions from the input doc. Since the input docs are separate, the first impression of each input doc will always start on a new media sheet; this means the last media sheet of an input doc may have only one impression on it.

IPP Compatibility: The category name returned by getName() is the IPP attribute name. The enumeration's integer value is the IPP enum value. The toString() method returns the IPP string representation of the attribute value.

See Also:
Serialized Form

  • Field Summary

    Fields 
    Modifier and Type Field Description
    static Sides DUPLEX
    An alias for "two sided long edge" (see TWO_SIDED_LONG_EDGE).
    static Sides ONE_SIDED
    Imposes each consecutive print-stream page upon the same side of consecutive media sheets.
    static Sides TUMBLE
    An alias for "two sided short edge" (see TWO_SIDED_SHORT_EDGE).
    static Sides TWO_SIDED_LONG_EDGE
    Imposes each consecutive pair of print-stream pages upon front and back sides of consecutive media sheets, such that the orientation of each pair of print-stream pages on the medium would be correct for the reader as if for binding on the long edge.
    static Sides TWO_SIDED_SHORT_EDGE
    Imposes each consecutive pair of print-stream pages upon front and back sides of consecutive media sheets, such that the orientation of each pair of print-stream pages on the medium would be correct for the reader as if for binding on the short edge.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors 
    Modifier Constructor Description
    protected Sides​(int value)
    Construct a new sides enumeration value with the given integer value.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()
    Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.
    protected EnumSyntax[] getEnumValueTable()
    Returns the enumeration value table for class Sides.
    String getName()
    Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.
    protected String[] getStringTable()
    Returns the string table for class Sides.

    Methods declared in class javax.print.attribute.EnumSyntax

    clone, getOffset, getValue, hashCode, readResolve, toString

    Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

    equals, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

  • Field Details

    • ONE_SIDED

      public static final Sides ONE_SIDED
      Imposes each consecutive print-stream page upon the same side of consecutive media sheets.

    • TWO_SIDED_LONG_EDGE

      public static final Sides TWO_SIDED_LONG_EDGE
      Imposes each consecutive pair of print-stream pages upon front and back sides of consecutive media sheets, such that the orientation of each pair of print-stream pages on the medium would be correct for the reader as if for binding on the long edge. This imposition is also known as "duplex" (see DUPLEX).

    • TWO_SIDED_SHORT_EDGE

      public static final Sides TWO_SIDED_SHORT_EDGE
      Imposes each consecutive pair of print-stream pages upon front and back sides of consecutive media sheets, such that the orientation of each pair of print-stream pages on the medium would be correct for the reader as if for binding on the short edge. This imposition is also known as "tumble" (see TUMBLE).

    • DUPLEX

      public static final Sides DUPLEX
      An alias for "two sided long edge" (see TWO_SIDED_LONG_EDGE).

    • TUMBLE

      public static final Sides TUMBLE
      An alias for "two sided short edge" (see TWO_SIDED_SHORT_EDGE).

  • Constructor Details

    • Sides

      protected Sides​(int value)
      Construct a new sides enumeration value with the given integer value.
      Parameters:
      value - Integer value

  • Method Details

    • getStringTable

      protected String[] getStringTable()
      Returns the string table for class Sides.
      Overrides:
      getStringTable in class EnumSyntax
      Returns:
      the string table

    • getEnumValueTable

      protected EnumSyntax[] getEnumValueTable()
      Returns the enumeration value table for class Sides.
      Overrides:
      getEnumValueTable in class EnumSyntax
      Returns:
      the value table

    • getCategory

      public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()
      Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

      For class Sides, the category is class Sides itself.

      Specified by:
      getCategory in interface Attribute
      Returns:
      printing attribute class (category), an instance of class java.lang.Class

    • getName

      public final String getName()
      Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

      For class Sides, the category name is "sides".

      Specified by:
      getName in interface Attribute
      Returns:
      attribute category name