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The Java Print Service (JPS)
API unifies and extends printing on the Java platform by addressing
many of the common printing needs of both client and server
applications that are not met by the current Java printing APIs.
In addition to
supporting the current Java 2D printing features, the Java Print
Service offers many improvements, including:
- Both client and
server applications can discover and select printers based on their
capabilities and specify the properties of a print job. Thus, the
JPS provides the missing component in a printing subsystem:
programmatic printer discovery.
- Implementations of
standard IPP attributes are included in the JPS API as first-class
objects.
- Applications can
extend the attributes included with the JPS API.
- Third parties can
plug in their own print services with the Service Provider
Interface.
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