The IlvPrintable Class

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IlvPrintable is an abstract class that provides a base for describing objects that can be printed. Its is associated with a printable job that contains the printing parameters for a given job.

A printable can be described by subclassing the following methods:

public virtual IlvRect getBBox(IlvPrintableJob const& job) const = 0;

protected virtual IlBoolean internalPrint(IlvPrintableJob const& job) const = 0;

A few subclasses of IlvPrintable are available:

IlvPrintableContainer encapsulates an instance of IlvContainer.

// declares a printable using the given region of a container.

// if the rectangle is null then the whole container is printed.

IlvPrintableContainer* printcont = new IlvPrintableContainer(container,

&rect);

IlvPrintableText allows printing of text. An alignment parameter can be specified.

// declares a printable using a simple text.

IlvPrintableText* printtext = new IlvPrintableText

(display->defaultPalette(),

"This is a text",

IlvCenter);

IlvPrintableFormattedText allows printing of text with various predefined attributes. Each Conversion specification is introduced by the character %. The following attributes are defined:

%p	The index of the page will be printed.
%P	The total number of pages will be printed.
%N	The document name will be printed.
%y	The year will be printed.
%M	The month will be printed numerically.
%d	The day of the month will be printed.
%h	The hour of the day (0-24) will be printed.
%H	The hour will be printed.
%m	The minute will be printed.
%s	The second will be printed.
%AM	The AM/PM indicator will be printed in upper case.
%am	The am/pm indicator will be printed in lower case.

You may still print %p codes by replacing them with %\p.

// declares a printable formated text

IlvPrintableFormattedText* printftext = new

IlvPrintableFormattedText(display->defaultPalette(),

"%N : (Page %p/%P - %d/%M/%y - %h:%m:s)");

IlvPrintableGraphic encapsulates an instance of IlvGraphic. Any IlvGraphic object can be printed.

// declares a printable graphic

IlvGraphic* ellipse = new IlvFilledEllipse(display,

IlvRect(0, 0, 100, 50));

IlvPrintableGraphic* printgraphic = new IlvPrintableGraphic(ellipse);

IlvPrintableFrame encapsulates a simple rectangle.

// declares a printable frame

IlvPrintableFrame* printframe = new IlvPrintableFrame

(display->defaultPalette());

IlvPrintableManager, IlvPrintableMgrView, and IlvPrintableManagerLayer (available only with the manager package) allow a whole manager, a manager view, or a manager layer, respectively, to be printed.

IlvPrintableComposite allows you to define a printable as a composition of printables.

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