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e703. Discovering Available Print Services

    // Look up all services
    PrintService[] services = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(null, null);
    
    // Look up the default print service
    PrintService service = PrintServiceLookup.lookupDefaultPrintService();
    
    // Find all services that can support a particular
    // input format; in this case, a GIF
    services = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(
        DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.GIF, null);
    
    // Find a particular service by name;
    // in this case "HP LaserJet 6MP PS"
    AttributeSet aset = new HashAttributeSet();
    aset.add(new PrinterName("HP LaserJet 6MP PS", null));
    services = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(null, aset);
    
    // Find all services that support a set of print job capabilities;
    // in this case, color
    aset = new HashAttributeSet();
    aset.add(ColorSupported.SUPPORTED);
    services = PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(null, aset);

 Related Examples
e700. The Quintessential Printing Program Using a Printing Service
e701. The Quintessential Printing Program Using a Streaming Printing Service
e702. Determining When a Print Job Has Finished
e704. Discovering Available Streaming Print Services
e705. Cancelling a Print Job


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