# Gtk::PrintJob Class Reference
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A PrintJob object represents a job that is sent to a printer. More...

Inherits Glib::Object.

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List of all members.

## Public Types

typedef sigc::slot< void, const Glib::RefPtr< PrintJob >& > | SlotPrintJobComplete
| For example, void on_print_job_complete(const Glib::RefPtr<PrintJob>& job);.

## Public Member Functions

virtual | ~PrintJob ()
GtkPrintJob* | gobj ()
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject.
const GtkPrintJob* | gobj () const
| Provides access to the underlying C GObject.
GtkPrintJob* | gobj_copy ()
| Provides access to the underlying C instance. The caller is responsible for unrefing it. Use when directly setting fields in structs.
Glib::RefPtr< PrintSettings > | get_settings ()
| Gets the Gtk::PrintSettings of the print job.
Glib::RefPtr< const PrintSettings > | get_settings () const
| Gets the Gtk::PrintSettings of the print job.
Glib::RefPtr< Printer > | get_printer ()
| Gets the Gtk::Printer of the print job.
Glib::RefPtr< const Printer > | get_printer () const
| Gets the Gtk::Printer of the print job.
Glib::ustring | get_title () const
| Gets the job title.
PrintStatus | get_status () const
| Gets the status of the print job.
void | set_source_file (const std::string& filename)
| Make the Gtk::PrintJob send an existing document to the printing system.
Cairo::RefPtr< Cairo::Surface > | get_surface ()
| Gets a cairo surface onto which the pages of the print job should be rendered.
Cairo::RefPtr< const Cairo::Surface > | get_surface () const
| Gets a cairo surface onto which the pages of the print job should be rendered.
void | set_track_print_status (bool track_status=true)
| If track_status is `true`, the print job will try to continue report on the status of the print job in the printer queues and printer.
bool | get_track_print_status () const
| Returns wheter jobs will be tracked after printing.
void | send (const SlotPrintJobComplete& slot)
| Sends the print job off to the printer.
Glib::SignalProxy0< void > | signal_status_changed ()
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly < Glib::ustring > | property_title () const
| Title of the print job.
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly < Glib::RefPtr< Printer > > | property_printer () const
| Printer to print the job to.
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly < Glib::RefPtr< PrintSettings > > | property_settings () const
| Printer settings.
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly < Glib::RefPtr< PageSetup > > | property_page_setup () const
| Page Setup.
Glib::PropertyProxy< bool > | property_track_print_status ()
| TRUE if the print job will continue to emit status-changed signals after the print data has been sent to the printer or print server.
Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly < bool > | property_track_print_status () const
| TRUE if the print job will continue to emit status-changed signals after the print data has been sent to the printer or print server.

## Static Public Member Functions

static Glib::RefPtr< PrintJob > | create (const Glib::ustring& title, const Glib::RefPtr< Printer >& printer, const Glib::RefPtr< PrintSettings >& settings, const Glib::RefPtr< PageSetup >& page_setup)

## Protected Member Functions

| PrintJob (const Glib::ustring& title, const Glib::RefPtr< Printer >& printer, const Glib::RefPtr< PrintSettings >& settings, const Glib::RefPtr< PageSetup >& page_setup)
virtual void | on_status_changed ()

## Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)
Glib::RefPtr< Gtk::PrintJob > | wrap (GtkPrintJob* object, bool take_copy=false)
| A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

## Detailed Description

A PrintJob object represents a job that is sent to a printer.

You only need to deal directly with print jobs if you use the non-portable PrintUnixDialog API.

Use get_surface() to obtain the cairo surface onto which the pages must be drawn. Use send() to send the finished job to the printer.If you don't use cairo then PrintJob also supports printing of manually generated postscript, via set_source_file().

Since gtkmm 2.10:

## Member Typedef Documentation

typedef sigc::slot< void, const Glib::RefPtr<PrintJob>& > Gtk::PrintJob::SlotPrintJobComplete

For example, void on_print_job_complete(const Glib::RefPtr<PrintJob>& job);.

Exceptions:

  | exception |

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

virtual Gtk::PrintJob::~PrintJob | ( |  | ) | `[virtual]`

Gtk::PrintJob::PrintJob | ( | const Glib::ustring & | title,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Printer >& | printer,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< PrintSettings >& | settings,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< PageSetup >& | page_setup |
| ) |  |  | `[explicit, protected]`

## Member Function Documentation

static Glib::RefPtr<PrintJob> Gtk::PrintJob::create | ( | const Glib::ustring & | title,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< Printer >& | printer,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< PrintSettings >& | settings,
|  | const Glib::RefPtr< PageSetup >& | page_setup |
| ) |  |  | `[static]`

Glib::RefPtr<const Printer> Gtk::PrintJob::get_printer | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the Gtk::Printer of the print job.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Returns:
  The printer of job.

Glib::RefPtr<Printer> Gtk::PrintJob::get_printer | ( |  | ) |

Gets the Gtk::Printer of the print job.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Returns:
  The printer of job.

Glib::RefPtr<PrintSettings> Gtk::PrintJob::get_settings | ( |  | ) |

Gets the Gtk::PrintSettings of the print job.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Returns:
  The settings of job.

Glib::RefPtr<const PrintSettings> Gtk::PrintJob::get_settings | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the Gtk::PrintSettings of the print job.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Returns:
  The settings of job.

PrintStatus Gtk::PrintJob::get_status | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the status of the print job.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Returns:
  The status of job.

Cairo::RefPtr<Cairo::Surface> Gtk::PrintJob::get_surface | ( |  | ) |

Gets a cairo surface onto which the pages of the print job should be rendered.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Returns:
  The cairo surface of job.

Cairo::RefPtr<const Cairo::Surface> Gtk::PrintJob::get_surface | ( |  | ) | const

Gets a cairo surface onto which the pages of the print job should be rendered.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Returns:
  The cairo surface of job.

Glib::ustring Gtk::PrintJob::get_title | ( |  | ) | const

Gets the job title.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Returns:
  The title of job.

bool Gtk::PrintJob::get_track_print_status | ( |  | ) | const

Returns wheter jobs will be tracked after printing.

For details, see set_track_print_status().

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Returns:
  `true` if print job status will be reported after printing.

const GtkPrintJob* Gtk::PrintJob::gobj | ( |  | ) | const`[inline]`

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

Reimplemented from Glib::ObjectBase.

GtkPrintJob* Gtk::PrintJob::gobj | ( |  | ) | `[inline]`

Provides access to the underlying C GObject.

Reimplemented from Glib::ObjectBase.

GtkPrintJob* Gtk::PrintJob::gobj_copy | ( |  | ) |

Provides access to the underlying C instance. The caller is responsible for unrefing it. Use when directly setting fields in structs.

virtual void Gtk::PrintJob::on_status_changed | ( |  | ) | `[protected, virtual]`

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly< Glib::RefPtr<PageSetup> > Gtk::PrintJob::property_page_setup | ( |  | ) | const

Page Setup.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
  A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly< Glib::RefPtr<Printer> > Gtk::PrintJob::property_printer | ( |  | ) | const

Printer to print the job to.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
  A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly< Glib::RefPtr<PrintSettings> > Gtk::PrintJob::property_settings | ( |  | ) | const

Printer settings.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
  A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<Glib::ustring> Gtk::PrintJob::property_title | ( |  | ) | const

Title of the print job.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
  A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy<bool> Gtk::PrintJob::property_track_print_status | ( |  | ) |

TRUE if the print job will continue to emit status-changed signals after the print data has been sent to the printer or print server.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
  A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

Glib::PropertyProxy_ReadOnly<bool> Gtk::PrintJob::property_track_print_status | ( |  | ) | const

TRUE if the print job will continue to emit status-changed signals after the print data has been sent to the printer or print server.

You rarely need to use properties because there are get_ and set_ methods for almost all of them.

Returns:
  A PropertyProxy that allows you to get or set the property of the value, or receive notification when the value of the property changes.

void Gtk::PrintJob::send | ( | const SlotPrintJobComplete & | slot | ) |

Sends the print job off to the printer.

Parameters:

  | slot | A function to call when the job completes or an error occurs.

void Gtk::PrintJob::set_source_file | ( | const std::string & | filename | ) |

Make the Gtk::PrintJob send an existing document to the printing system.

The file can be in any format understood by the platforms printing system (typically PostScript, but on many platforms PDF may work too). See Gtk::Printer::accepts_pdf() and Gtk::Printer::accepts_ps().

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Parameters:

  | filename | The file to be printed.

Returns:
  `false` if an error occurred.

void Gtk::PrintJob::set_track_print_status | ( | bool | track_status = `true` | ) |

If track_status is `true`, the print job will try to continue report on the status of the print job in the printer queues and printer.

This can allow your application to show things like "out of paper" issues, and when the print job actually reaches the printer.

This function is often implemented using some form of polling, so it should not be enabled unless needed.

Since gtkmm 2.10:

Parameters:

  | track_status | `true` to track status after printing.

Glib::SignalProxy0< void > Gtk::PrintJob::signal_status_changed | ( |  | ) |

Prototype:
  `void on_my_status_changed()`

## Friends And Related Function Documentation

Glib::RefPtr< Gtk::PrintJob > wrap | ( | GtkPrintJob * | object,
|  | bool | take_copy = `false` |
| ) |  |  | `[related]`

A Glib::wrap() method for this object.

Parameters:

  | object | The C instance.
  | take_copy | False if the result should take ownership of the C instance. True if it should take a new copy or ref.

Returns:
  A C++ instance that wraps this C instance.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- gtkmm/printjob.h