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package javax.print;

import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttributeSet;


/**
 * <code>MultiDocPrintJob</code> represents a print job which supports 
 * printing of multiple documents as one print job.
 * <p>
 * An instance can be obtained from every <code>MultiDocPrintService</code>
 * available by calling the 
 * {@link javax.print.MultiDocPrintService#createMultiDocPrintJob()} method. 
 * A print job is bound to the print service it is created from.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Michael Koch (konqueror@gmx.de)
 */
public interface MultiDocPrintJob extends DocPrintJob
{
  /**
   * Prints the documents supplied in the given <code>MultiDoc</code> object 
   * as one print job with the given printing attributes.
   * 
   * @param multiDoc the documents to print. Every document must have a 
   * flavor supported by the bound print service.
   * @param attributes the printing attributes to apply to the print job. If 
   * <code>null</code> the default attribute values will be used.
   * 
   * @throws PrintException if an error occurs. The thrown exception may 
   * implement refining print exception interface to provide more detail of 
   * the error.
   * 
   * @see FlavorException
   * @see AttributeException
   */
  void print(MultiDoc multiDoc, PrintRequestAttributeSet attributes)
    throws PrintException;
}