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getPrinterType (print applet)

Syntax

String getPrinterType()

Description

The getPrinterType method lets you determine the type of the client device's default printer. getPrinterType returns one of the following printer types:

• PCL
• PostScript
• Text
• Unknown

Unknown means the printer type is unavailable.

Note This list can be extended by modifying the file printertypes.txt. For more information, see The tta_print_converter script.

Examples

myType = getPrinterType();

Determines the type of the client device's default printer.

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