Inside Macintosh: QuickDraw GX Printing /

Chapter 4 - Advanced Printing Features / Advanced Printing Features Reference

Functions / Manipulating Printer Objects

GXGetPrinterType

You can use the GXGetPrinterType function to obtain the printer type of the printer associated with a particular printer object.

OSType GXGetPrinterType (gxPrinter aPrinter);

aPrinter

A reference to the printer object associated with a particular printer.

function result

The printer type.

DESCRIPTION

The GXGetPrinterType function returns a printer type in the format of an OSType; for example, 'LWRW' for LaserWriter GX.

RESULT CODES

gxSegmentLoadFailedErr

A required code segment could not be found, or there was not enough memory to load it.

SEE ALSO

For an example that uses the GXGetPrinterType function, see "Obtaining Printer and Printer Driver Information for a Job" on page 4-22.

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