com.zebra.sdk.printer

Class PrinterStatus

Object

com.zebra.sdk.printer.PrinterStatus

public abstract class PrinterStatus
extends Object

A class used to obtain the status of a Zebra printer. PrinterStatusExample.java

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
boolean	isHeadCold true if the head is cold.
boolean	isHeadOpen true if the head is open.
boolean	isHeadTooHot true if the head is too hot.
boolean	isPaperOut true if the paper is out.
boolean	isPartialFormatInProgress true if there is a partial format in progress.
boolean	isPaused true if the printer is paused.
boolean	isReadyToPrint true if the printer reports back that it is ready to print
boolean	isReceiveBufferFull true if the receive buffer is full.
boolean	isRibbonOut true if the ribbon is out.
int	labelLengthInDots The length of the label in dots.
int	labelsRemainingInBatch The number of labels remaining in the batch.
int	numberOfFormatsInReceiveBuffer The number of formats currently in the receive buffer of the printer.
ZplPrintMode	printMode The print mode.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PrinterStatus(Connection printerConnection) Constructs a PrinterStatus instance that can be used to determine the status of a printer.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

printMode

public ZplPrintMode printMode

The print mode. For CPCL printers this is always ZplPrintMode.UNKNOWN

labelLengthInDots

public int labelLengthInDots

The length of the label in dots. For CPCL printers this is always 0

numberOfFormatsInReceiveBuffer

public int numberOfFormatsInReceiveBuffer

The number of formats currently in the receive buffer of the printer. For CPCL printers this is always 0

labelsRemainingInBatch

public int labelsRemainingInBatch

The number of labels remaining in the batch. For CPCL printers this is always 0

isPartialFormatInProgress

public boolean isPartialFormatInProgress

true if there is a partial format in progress. For CPCL printers this is always false

isHeadCold

public boolean isHeadCold

true if the head is cold. For CPCL printers this is always false

isHeadOpen

public boolean isHeadOpen

true if the head is open.

isHeadTooHot

public boolean isHeadTooHot

true if the head is too hot. For CPCL printers this is always false

isPaperOut

public boolean isPaperOut

true if the paper is out.

isRibbonOut

public boolean isRibbonOut

true if the ribbon is out.

isReceiveBufferFull

public boolean isReceiveBufferFull

true if the receive buffer is full. For CPCL printers this is always false

isPaused

public boolean isPaused

true if the printer is paused. For CPCL printers this is always false

isReadyToPrint

public boolean isReadyToPrint

true if the printer reports back that it is ready to print

Constructor Detail

PrinterStatus

public PrinterStatus(Connection printerConnection)
              throws ConnectionException

Constructs a PrinterStatus instance that can be used to determine the status of a printer.
Note: this will only query the printer's status upon creation. If the status needs to be updated see ZebraPrinter.getCurrentStatus()

Parameters:

printerConnection - connection to the target printer

Throws:

ConnectionException - if an I/O error occurs