PMPrinterPrintWithProvider(_:_:_:_:_:)

Submits a print job to a specified printer using a Quartz data provider to obtain the print data.

Declaration

func PMPrinterPrintWithProvider(_ printer: PMPrinter, _ settings: PMPrintSettings, _ format: PMPageFormat?, _ mimeType: CFString, _ provider: CGDataProvider) -> OSStatus

Parameters

printer:
The destination printer.
settings:
The print settings for the print job.
format:
The physical page size and orientation with which the document should be printed. This parameter can be NULL.
mimeType:
The MIME type of the data to be printed. This parameter cannot be NULL. If you want automatic typing, use the function 1464600 Pmprinterprintwithfile instead. You can obtain a list of the MIME types supported by a given printer using the function 1460125 Pmprintergetmimetypes.
provider:
The data provider that supplies the print data.

Return Value

A result code. See Result Codes.

Discussion

This function can fail if the specified printer cannot handle the data provider’s MIME type. Use the function PMPrinterGetMimeTypes(_:_:_:) to check whether a MIME type is supported.

Special Considerations

In OS X v10.4 and earlier, this function is not implemented and returns the error code –1 when called. You can write your print data to a file and use PMPrinterPrintWithFile instead.