Package org.eclipse.nebula.paperclips.core

Interface PrintPiece

All Known Subinterfaces:
TextPrintPiece
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractPiece, BackgroundPiece, BigPiece, BorderPiece, CompositePiece, DebugPiece, EmptyPiece, GridLookPainterPiece, ImagePiece, LinePiece, NullPrintPiece, PageNumberPiece, RotateClockwisePrintPiece, RotatePiece, ScalePiece, TextPiece
public interface PrintPiece
A piece of a Print, which is capable of drawing itself on a graphics device. PrintPiece objects are created by a PrintIterator.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    void dispose()
    Disposes the system resources allocated by this PrintPiece.
    org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Point getSize()
    Returns the dimensions of this PrintPiece, in pixels.
    void paint​(org.eclipse.swt.graphics.GC gc, int x, int y)
    Draws this PrintPiece on the given graphics device, at the given coordinates.

  • Method Details

    • getSize

      org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Point getSize()
      Returns the dimensions of this PrintPiece, in pixels.
      Returns:
      the dimensions of this PrintPiece, in pixels.

    • paint

      void paint​(org.eclipse.swt.graphics.GC gc, int x, int y)
      Draws this PrintPiece on the given graphics device, at the given coordinates.
      Parameters:
      gc - a graphics context for the graphics device.
      x - the x coordinate where this PrintPiece will be drawn.
      y - the x coordinate where this PrintPiece will be drawn.

    • dispose

      void dispose()
      Disposes the system resources allocated by this PrintPiece. The dispose method is not a permanent disposal of a PrintPiece. It is intended to reclaim system resources, however future calls to paint(GC,int,int) may require that the resources be allocated again.