# PrintDocument

Added in[API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  
Summary:[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/printservice/PrintDocument#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/printservice/PrintDocument#inhmethods)  

# PrintDocument

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[Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/printservice/PrintDocument "View this page in Kotlin")\|Java

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public

final

class
PrintDocument
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extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)`


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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.printservice.PrintDocument |

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This class represents a printed document from the perspective of a print service. It exposes APIs to query the document and obtain its data.

**Note:**All methods of this class must be executed on the main application thread.

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## Summary

|                                                                                                                                                              ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                               ||
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| ` `[ParcelFileDescriptor](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor) | ` `[getData](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/printservice/PrintDocument#getData())`() ` Gets the data associated with this document.                                                                                      |
| ` `[PrintDocumentInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrintDocumentInfo)    | ` `[getInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/printservice/PrintDocument#getInfo())`() ` Gets the[PrintDocumentInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrintDocumentInfo)that describes this document. |

| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| From class` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` ` |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)          | ` `[clone](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone())`() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object.                                                                                                                                                      | | ` boolean`                                                                     | ` `[equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.                                           | | ` void`                                                                        | ` `[finalize](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize())`() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.                                                          | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class)`<?>` | ` `[getClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass())`() ` Returns the runtime class of this`Object`.                                                                                                                                                | | ` int`                                                                         | ` `[hashCode](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object.                                                                                                                                                 | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[notify](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify())`() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.                                                                                                                            | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[notifyAll](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll())`() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.                                                                                                                         | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)          | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object.                                                                                                                                            | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int))`(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long))`(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.                   | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait())`() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*.                                                                                             | ||

## Public methods

### getData

Added in[API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public ParcelFileDescriptor getData ()
```

Gets the data associated with this document.

**Note:**It is a responsibility of the client to open a stream to the returned file descriptor, fully read the data, and close the file descriptor.

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|                                                                                 Returns                                                                                  ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [ParcelFileDescriptor](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor) | A file descriptor for reading the data. This value may be`null`. <br /> |

### getInfo

Added in[API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public PrintDocumentInfo getInfo ()
```

Gets the[PrintDocumentInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrintDocumentInfo)that describes this document.

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|                                                                       Returns                                                                       ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| [PrintDocumentInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrintDocumentInfo) | The document info. This value cannot be`null`. <br /> |