org.apache.fop.render.pcl

## Class PCLDocumentHandler

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.fop.render.intermediate.AbstractIFDocumentHandler
  - - org.apache.fop.render.intermediate.AbstractBinaryWritingIFDocumentHandler
    - - org.apache.fop.render.pcl.PCLDocumentHandler

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    IFDocumentHandler

      public class PCLDocumentHandler
      extends AbstractBinaryWritingIFDocumentHandler

  `IFDocumentHandler` implementation that produces PCL 5.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Object` | `COLOR_CANVAS` Enables/Disables a color canvas for bitmap production (required for SVG, for example)
    `static Object` | `DISABLE_CLIPPING` Disable clipping
    `protected PCLRenderingUtil` | `pclUtil` Utility class for handling all sorts of peripheral tasks around PCL generation.
    `static org.apache.xmlgraphics.util.QName` | `SRC_TRANSPARENCY` Source transparency mode

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.fop.render.intermediate.AbstractBinaryWritingIFDocumentHandler

      `fontInfo, outputStream`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `PCLDocumentHandler(IFContext context)` Default constructor.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `endDocument()` Indicates the end of a document.
    `void` | `endDocumentHeader()` Indicates the end of the document header.
    `void` | `endPage()` Indicates the end of a page
    `void` | `endPageContent()` Indicates the end of the page content.
    `void` | `endPageSequence()` Indicates the end of a page sequence.
    `IFDocumentHandlerConfigurator` | `getConfigurator()` Returns the configurator for this document handler, if any.
    `String` | `getMimeType()` Returns the MIME type of the output format that is generated by this implementation.
    `protected int` | `getResolution()`
    `void` | `handleExtensionObject(Object extension)` Handles an extension object.
    `void` | `setDefaultFontInfo(FontInfo fontInfo)` Sets the default font set (with no custom configuration).
    `void` | `startDocument()` Indicates the start of a document.
    `void` | `startPage(int index, String name, String pageMasterName, Dimension size)` Indicates the start of a new page.
    `IFPainter` | `startPageContent()` Indicates the start of the page content.
    `void` | `startPageSequence(String id)` Indicates the start of a new page sequence.
    `boolean` | `supportsPagesOutOfOrder()` Indicates whether the painter supports to handle the pages in mixed order rather than ascending order.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.render.intermediate.AbstractBinaryWritingIFDocumentHandler

      `getFontInfo, setFontInfo, setResult`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.render.intermediate.AbstractIFDocumentHandler

      `endDocumentTrailer, endPageHeader, endPageTrailer, getContext, getDocumentNavigationHandler, getStructureTreeEventHandler, getUserAgent, setDocumentLocale, startDocumentHeader, startDocumentTrailer, startPageHeader, startPageTrailer`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### pclUtil

          protected PCLRenderingUtil pclUtil

      Utility class for handling all sorts of peripheral tasks around PCL generation.

    - #### SRC_TRANSPARENCY

          public static final org.apache.xmlgraphics.util.QName SRC_TRANSPARENCY

      Source transparency mode

    - #### DISABLE_CLIPPING

          public static final Object DISABLE_CLIPPING

      Disable clipping

    - #### COLOR_CANVAS

          public static final Object COLOR_CANVAS

      Enables/Disables a color canvas for bitmap production (required for SVG, for example)

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### PCLDocumentHandler

          public PCLDocumentHandler(IFContext context)

      Default constructor.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### supportsPagesOutOfOrder

          public boolean supportsPagesOutOfOrder()

      Indicates whether the painter supports to handle the pages in mixed order rather than ascending order.
      Specified by:
        `supportsPagesOutOfOrder` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Returns:
        true if out-of-order handling is supported

    - #### getMimeType

          public String getMimeType()

      Returns the MIME type of the output format that is generated by this implementation.
      Specified by:
        `getMimeType` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Returns:
        the MIME type

    - #### getConfigurator

          public IFDocumentHandlerConfigurator getConfigurator()

      Returns the configurator for this document handler, if any.
      Specified by:
        `getConfigurator` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Returns:
        the configurator or null if there's no configurator

    - #### setDefaultFontInfo

          public void setDefaultFontInfo(FontInfo fontInfo)

      Sets the default font set (with no custom configuration).
      Specified by:
        `setDefaultFontInfo` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Overrides:
        `setDefaultFontInfo` in class `AbstractBinaryWritingIFDocumentHandler`
      Parameters:
        `fontInfo` - the font info object to populate

    - #### getResolution

          protected int getResolution()

      Returns:
        the target resolution

    - #### startDocument

          public void startDocument()
                             throws IFException

      Indicates the start of a document. This method may only be called once before any other event method.
      Specified by:
        `startDocument` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Overrides:
        `startDocument` in class `AbstractBinaryWritingIFDocumentHandler`
      Throws:
        `IFException` - if an error occurs while handling this event

    - #### endDocumentHeader

          public void endDocumentHeader()
                                 throws IFException

      Indicates the end of the document header. This method is called before the first page sequence.
      Specified by:
        `endDocumentHeader` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Overrides:
        `endDocumentHeader` in class `AbstractIFDocumentHandler`
      Throws:
        `IFException` - if an error occurs while handling this event

    - #### endDocument

          public void endDocument()
                           throws IFException

      Indicates the end of a document. This method may only be called once after the whole document has been handled. Implementations can release resources (close streams). It is an error to call any event method after this method.
      Specified by:
        `endDocument` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Overrides:
        `endDocument` in class `AbstractBinaryWritingIFDocumentHandler`
      Throws:
        `IFException` - if an error occurs while handling this event

    - #### startPageSequence

          public void startPageSequence(String id)
                                 throws IFException

      Indicates the start of a new page sequence.
      Specified by:
        `startPageSequence` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Parameters:
        `id` - the page sequence's identifier (or null if none is available)
      Throws:
        `IFException` - if an error occurs while handling this event

    - #### endPageSequence

          public void endPageSequence()
                               throws IFException

      Indicates the end of a page sequence.
      Specified by:
        `endPageSequence` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Throws:
        `IFException` - if an error occurs while handling this event

    - #### startPage

          public void startPage(int index,
                                String name,
                                String pageMasterName,
                                Dimension size)
                         throws IFException

      Indicates the start of a new page.
      Specified by:
        `startPage` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Parameters:
        `index` - the index of the page (0-based)
        `name` - the page name (usually the formatted page number)
        `pageMasterName` - the name of the simple-page-master that generated this page
        `size` - the size of the page (equivalent to the MediaBox in PDF)
      Throws:
        `IFException` - if an error occurs while handling this event

    - #### startPageContent

          public IFPainter startPageContent()
                                     throws IFException

      Indicates the start of the page content. The method returns an `IFPainter` interface which is used to paint the page contents.
      Specified by:
        `startPageContent` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Returns:
        the IFPainter for the page content
      Throws:
        `IFException` - if an error occurs while handling this event

    - #### endPageContent

          public void endPageContent()
                              throws IFException

      Indicates the end of the page content. Calls to the `IFPainter` returned by the respective `IFDocumentHandler.startPageContent()` method are illegal.
      Specified by:
        `endPageContent` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Throws:
        `IFException` - if an error occurs while handling this event

    - #### endPage

          public void endPage()
                       throws IFException

      Indicates the end of a page
      Specified by:
        `endPage` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Throws:
        `IFException` - if an error occurs while handling this event

    - #### handleExtensionObject

          public void handleExtensionObject(Object extension)
                                     throws IFException

      Handles an extension object. This can be a DOM document or any arbitrary object. If an implementation doesn't know how to handle a particular extension it is simply ignored.
      Specified by:
        `handleExtensionObject` in interface `IFDocumentHandler`
      Parameters:
        `extension` - the extension object
      Throws:
        `IFException` - if an error occurs while handling this event

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