PrinterStatus Class Reference

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

#include <PrinterStatus.h>

Inheritance diagram for PrinterStatus:

Instance Methods
(id)	- init
	Initializes a new instance of the PrinterStatus class that can be used to determine the status of a printer.

Detailed Description

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

Get the current status of a printer.

#import "TcpPrinterConnection.h"
#import "ZebraPrinterFactory.h"
#import "ZebraPrinter.h"
#import "PrinterStatus.h"
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
TcpPrinterConnection *zebraPrinterConnection = [[TcpPrinterConnection alloc] initWithAddress:@"192.168.1.100" andWithPort:9100];
BOOL success = [zebraPrinterConnection open];
NSError *error = nil;
id<ZebraPrinter, NSObject> printer = [ZebraPrinterFactory getInstance:zebraPrinterConnection error:&error];
 
PrinterStatus *printerStatus = [printer getCurrentStatus:&error];
if (printerStatus.isReadyToPrint) {
        NSLog(@"Ready To Print");
} else if (printerStatus.isPaused) {
        NSLog(@"Cannot Print because the printer is paused.");
} else if (printerStatus.isHeadOpen) {
        NSLog(@"Cannot Print because the printer head is open.");
} else if (printerStatus.isPaperOut) {
        NSLog(@"Cannot Print because the paper is out.");
} else {
        NSLog(@"Cannot Print.");
}
 
if (error != nil || printer == nil || success == NO) {
        UIAlertView *errorAlert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Error" message:[error localizedDescription] delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:@"Ok" otherButtonTitles:nil];
        [errorAlert show];
        [errorAlert release];
}

Method Documentation

init

- (id) init

Initializes a new instance of the PrinterStatus class 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:
getCurrentStatus: (ZebraPrinter-p)

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

• PrinterStatus.h