src/gui/painting/qprinterinfo.qdoc
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/*!
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    \class QPrinterInfo
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    \brief The QPrinterInfo class gives access to information about
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    existing printers.
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    \ingroup printing
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    Use the static functions to generate a list of QPrinterInfo
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    objects. Each QPrinterInfo object in the list represents a single
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    printer and can be queried for name, supported paper sizes, and
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    whether or not it is the default printer.
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    \since 4.4
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    \fn QList<QPrinterInfo> QPrinterInfo::availablePrinters()
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    Returns a list of available printers on the system.
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    \fn QPrinterInfo QPrinterInfo::defaultPrinter()
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    Returns the default printer on the system.
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    The return value should be checked using isNull() before being
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    used, in case there is no default printer.
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    \sa isNull()
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    \fn QPrinterInfo::QPrinterInfo()
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    Constructs an empty QPrinterInfo object.
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    \sa isNull()
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    \fn QPrinterInfo::QPrinterInfo(const QPrinterInfo& src)
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    Constructs a copy of \a src.
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    \fn QPrinterInfo::QPrinterInfo(const QPrinter& printer)
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    Constructs a QPrinterInfo object from \a printer.
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    \fn QPrinterInfo::~QPrinterInfo()
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    Destroys the QPrinterInfo object. References to the values in the
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    object become invalid.
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    \fn QPrinterInfo& QPrinterInfo::operator=(const QPrinterInfo& src)
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    Sets the QPrinterInfo object to be equal to \a src.
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    \fn QString QPrinterInfo::printerName() const
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    Returns the name of the printer.
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    \sa QPrinter::setPrinterName()
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    \fn bool QPrinterInfo::isNull() const
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    Returns whether this QPrinterInfo object holds a printer definition.
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    An empty QPrinterInfo object could result for example from calling
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    defaultPrinter() when there are no printers on the system.
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    \fn bool QPrinterInfo::isDefault() const
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    Returns whether this printer is the default printer.
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    \fn QList< QPrinter::PaperSize> QPrinterInfo::supportedPaperSizes() const
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    \since 4.4
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    Returns a list of supported paper sizes by the printer.
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    Not all printer drivers support this query, so the list may be empty.
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    On Mac OS X 10.3, this function always returns an empty list.
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*/