SheetCollate (Java SE 23 & JDK 23)
Description: declaration: module: java.desktop, package: javax.print.attribute.standard, class: SheetCollate
Keywords: javax.print.attribute.standard.SheetCollate class

# Class SheetCollate

java.lang.Object
javax.print.attribute.EnumSyntax
javax.print.attribute.standard.SheetCollate

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`, `Cloneable`, `Attribute`, `DocAttribute`, `PrintJobAttribute`, `PrintRequestAttribute`

public final class SheetCollate extends EnumSyntax implements DocAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute, PrintJobAttribute
Class `SheetCollate` is a printing attribute class, an enumeration, that specifies whether or not the media sheets of each copy of each printed document in a job are to be in sequence, when multiple copies of the document are specified by the `Copies` attribute. When `SheetCollate` is `COLLATED`, each copy of each document is printed with the print-stream sheets in sequence. When `SheetCollate` is `UNCOLLATED`, each print-stream sheet is printed a number of times equal to the value of the `Copies` attribute in succession. For example, suppose a document produces two media sheets as output, `Copies` is 6, and `SheetCollate` is UNCOLLATED; in this case six copies of the first media sheet are printed followed by six copies of the second media sheet.

Whether the effect of sheet collation is achieved by placing copies of a document in multiple output bins or in the same output bin with implementation defined document separation is implementation dependent. Also whether it is achieved by making multiple passes over the job or by using an output sorter is implementation dependent.

If a printer does not support the `SheetCollate` attribute (meaning the client cannot specify any particular sheet collation), the printer must behave as though `SheetCollate` were always set to `COLLATED`.

The `SheetCollate` attribute interacts with the `MultipleDocumentHandling` attribute. The `MultipleDocumentHandling` attribute describes the collation of entire documents, and the `SheetCollate` attribute describes the semantics of collating individual pages within a document.

The effect of a `SheetCollate` attribute on a multidoc print job (a job with multiple documents) depends on whether all the docs have the same sheet collation specified or whether different docs have different sheet collations specified, and on the (perhaps defaulted) value of the `MultipleDocumentHandling` attribute.

- If all the docs have the same sheet collation specified, then the following combinations of `SheetCollate` and `MultipleDocumentHandling` are permitted, and the printer reports an error when the job is submitted if any other combination is specified:
  - SheetCollate = COLLATED, `MultipleDocumentHandling` = SINGLE_DOCUMENT -- All the input docs will be combined into one output document. Multiple copies of the output document will be produced with pages in collated order, i.e. pages 1, 2, 3, . . ., 1, 2, 3, . . .
  - SheetCollate = COLLATED, `MultipleDocumentHandling` = SINGLE_DOCUMENT_NEW_SHEET -- All the input docs will be combined into one output document, and the first impression of each input doc will always start on a new media sheet. Multiple copies of the output document will be produced with pages in collated order, i.e. pages 1, 2, 3, . . ., 1, 2, 3, . . .
  - SheetCollate = COLLATED, `MultipleDocumentHandling` = SEPARATE_DOCUMENTS_UNCOLLATED_COPIES -- Each input doc will remain a separate output document. Multiple copies of each output document (call them A, B, . . .) will be produced with each document's pages in collated order, but the documents themselves in uncollated order, i.e. pages A1, A2, A3, . . ., A1, A2, A3, . . ., B1, B2, B3, . . ., B1, B2, B3, . . .
  - SheetCollate = COLLATED, `MultipleDocumentHandling` = SEPARATE_DOCUMENTS_COLLATED_COPIES -- Each input doc will remain a separate output document. Multiple copies of each output document (call them A, B, . . .) will be produced with each document's pages in collated order, with the documents themselves also in collated order, i.e. pages A1, A2, A3, . . ., B1, B2, B3, . . ., A1, A2, A3, . . ., B1, B2, B3, . . .
  - SheetCollate = UNCOLLATED, `MultipleDocumentHandling` = SINGLE_DOCUMENT -- All the input docs will be combined into one output document. Multiple copies of the output document will be produced with pages in uncollated order, i.e. pages 1, 1, . . ., 2, 2, . . ., 3, 3, . . .
  - SheetCollate = UNCOLLATED, `MultipleDocumentHandling` = SINGLE_DOCUMENT_NEW_SHEET -- All the input docs will be combined into one output document, and the first impression of each input doc will always start on a new media sheet. Multiple copies of the output document will be produced with pages in uncollated order, i.e. pages 1, 1, . . ., 2, 2, . . ., 3, 3, . . .
  - SheetCollate = UNCOLLATED, `MultipleDocumentHandling` = SEPARATE_DOCUMENTS_UNCOLLATED_COPIES -- Each input doc will remain a separate output document. Multiple copies of each output document (call them A, B, . . .) will be produced with each document's pages in uncollated order, with the documents themselves also in uncollated order, i.e. pages A1, A1, . . ., A2, A2, . . ., A3, A3, . . ., B1, B1, . . ., B2, B2, . . ., B3, B3, . . .
- If different docs have different sheet collations specified, then only one value of `MultipleDocumentHandling` is permitted, and the printer reports an error when the job is submitted if any other value is specified:
  - `MultipleDocumentHandling` = SEPARATE_DOCUMENTS_UNCOLLATED_COPIES -- Each input doc will remain a separate output document. Multiple copies of each output document (call them A, B, . . .) will be produced with each document's pages in collated or uncollated order as the corresponding input doc's SheetCollate attribute specifies, and with the documents themselves in uncollated order. If document A had SheetCollate = UNCOLLATED and document B had SheetCollate = COLLATED, the following pages would be produced: A1, A1, . . ., A2, A2, . . ., A3, A3, . . ., B1, B2, B3, . . ., B1, B2, B3, . . .

IPP Compatibility: SheetCollate is not an IPP attribute at present.

See Also:
  - `MultipleDocumentHandling`
  - Serialized Form

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `static final SheetCollate`
  `COLLATED`
  Sheets within a document appear in collated order when multiple copies are printed.
  `static final SheetCollate`
  `UNCOLLATED`
  Sheets within a document appear in uncollated order when multiple copies are printed.

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  `protected`
  `SheetCollate(int value)`
  Construct a new sheet collate enumeration value with the given integer value.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `final Class<? extends Attribute>`
  `getCategory()`
  Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.
  `protected EnumSyntax[]`
  `getEnumValueTable()`
  Returns the enumeration value table for class `SheetCollate`.
  `final String`
  `getName()`
  Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.
  `protected String[]`
  `getStringTable()`
  Returns the string table for class `SheetCollate`.

  ### Methods declared in class javax.print.attribute.EnumSyntax

  `clone, getOffset, getValue, hashCode, readResolve, toString`

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

  `equals, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Field Details

  - ### UNCOLLATED

    public static final SheetCollate UNCOLLATED
    Sheets within a document appear in uncollated order when multiple copies are printed.

  - ### COLLATED

    public static final SheetCollate COLLATED
    Sheets within a document appear in collated order when multiple copies are printed.

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### SheetCollate

    protected SheetCollate(int value)
    Construct a new sheet collate enumeration value with the given integer value.
    Parameters:
      `value` - Integer value

- ## Method Details

  - ### getStringTable

    protected String[] getStringTable()
    Returns the string table for class `SheetCollate`.
    Overrides:
      `getStringTable` in class `EnumSyntax`
    Returns:
      the string table

  - ### getEnumValueTable

    protected EnumSyntax[] getEnumValueTable()
    Returns the enumeration value table for class `SheetCollate`.
    Overrides:
      `getEnumValueTable` in class `EnumSyntax`
    Returns:
      the value table

  - ### getCategory

    public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()
    Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

    For class `SheetCollate`, the category is class `SheetCollate` itself.

    Specified by:
      `getCategory` in interface `Attribute`
    Returns:
      printing attribute class (category), an instance of class `java.lang.Class`

  - ### getName

    public final String getName()
    Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

    For class `SheetCollate`, the category name is `"sheet-collate"`.

    Specified by:
      `getName` in interface `Attribute`
    Returns:
      attribute category name