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Android APIs
public final class

PrintHelper

extends Object
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.support.v4.print.PrintHelper

Class Overview

Helper for printing bitmaps.

Summary

Constants
int COLOR_MODE_COLOR this is a color image (default)
int COLOR_MODE_MONOCHROME this is a black and white image
int ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE Print the image in landscape orientation (default).
int ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT Print the image in portrait orientation.
int SCALE_MODE_FILL image will fill the paper and be cropped (default)
int SCALE_MODE_FIT image will be scaled but leave white space
Public Constructors
PrintHelper ( Context context)
Returns the PrintHelper that can be used to print images.
Public Methods
int getColorMode ()
Gets the color mode with which the image will be printed.
int getOrientation ()
Gets whether the image will be printed in landscape or portrait.
int getScaleMode ()
Returns the scale mode with which the image will fill the paper.
void printBitmap ( String jobName, Bitmap bitmap)
Prints a bitmap.
void printBitmap ( String jobName, Uri imageFile)
Prints an image located at the Uri.
void setColorMode (int colorMode)
Sets whether the image will be printed in color (default) COLOR_MODE_COLOR or in back and white COLOR_MODE_MONOCHROME .
void setOrientation (int orientation)
Sets whether the image will be printed in landscape ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE (default) or portrait ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT .
void setScaleMode (int scaleMode)
Selects whether the image will fill the paper and be cropped SCALE_MODE_FIT or whether the image will be scaled but leave white space SCALE_MODE_FILL .
static boolean systemSupportsPrint ()
Gets whether the system supports printing.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object

Constants

public static final int COLOR_MODE_COLOR

this is a color image (default)

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

public static final int COLOR_MODE_MONOCHROME

this is a black and white image

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

public static final int ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE

Print the image in landscape orientation (default).

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

public static final int ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT

Print the image in portrait orientation.

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

public static final int SCALE_MODE_FILL

image will fill the paper and be cropped (default)

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

public static final int SCALE_MODE_FIT

image will be scaled but leave white space

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

Public Constructors

public PrintHelper ( Context context)

Returns the PrintHelper that can be used to print images.

Parameters
context A context for accessing system resources.
Returns
  • the PrintHelper to support printing images.

Public Methods

public int getColorMode ()

Gets the color mode with which the image will be printed.

Returns

public int getOrientation ()

Gets whether the image will be printed in landscape or portrait.

Returns

public int getScaleMode ()

Returns the scale mode with which the image will fill the paper.

Returns

public void printBitmap ( String jobName, Bitmap bitmap)

Prints a bitmap.

Parameters
jobName The print job name.
bitmap The bitmap to print.

public void printBitmap ( String jobName, Uri imageFile)

Prints an image located at the Uri. Image types supported are those of android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(java.io.InputStream)

Parameters
jobName The print job name.
imageFile The Uri pointing to an image to print.
Throws
FileNotFoundException if Uri is not pointing to a valid image.

public void setColorMode (int colorMode)

Sets whether the image will be printed in color (default) COLOR_MODE_COLOR or in back and white COLOR_MODE_MONOCHROME .

Parameters
colorMode The color mode which is one of COLOR_MODE_COLOR and COLOR_MODE_MONOCHROME .

public void setOrientation (int orientation)

Sets whether the image will be printed in landscape ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE (default) or portrait ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT .

Parameters
orientation The page orientation which is one of ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE or ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT .

public void setScaleMode (int scaleMode)

Selects whether the image will fill the paper and be cropped SCALE_MODE_FIT or whether the image will be scaled but leave white space SCALE_MODE_FILL .

Parameters
scaleMode SCALE_MODE_FIT or SCALE_MODE_FILL

public static boolean systemSupportsPrint ()

Gets whether the system supports printing.

Returns
  • True if printing is supported.