NSPrinterMBS.booleanForKey(key as string, table as string) as boolean

key: The key whose value you want.
table: The name of a table from the printer's PPD file.

Returns the Boolean value associated with the key. Returns false if the key is not in the table or the receiver lacks a PPD file.

NSPrinterMBS.Constructor(name as string = "")

On success the handle property is not zero.
Name can be empty to pick default printer. Else pass name of printer.

NSPrinterMBS.copy as NSPrinterMBS

NSPrinterMBS.deviceDescription as Dictionary

A dictionary of the device properties. See NSGraphics.h for possible keys. The only key guaranteed to exist is NSDeviceIsPrinter.

NSPrinterMBS.floatForKey(key as string, table as string) as Double

key: The key whose value you want.
table: The name of a table from the printer's PPD file.

Returns the floating-point value. Returns 0.0 if the key is not in the table or the receiver lacks a PPD file.

NSPrinterMBS.intForKey(key as string, table as string) as Integer

key: The key whose value you want.
table: The name of a table from the printer's PPD file.

Returns the integer value. Returns 0 if the key is not in the table or the receiver lacks a PPD file.

NSPrinterMBS.isKey(key as string, table as string) as boolean

key: The key whose value you want.
table: The name of a table from the printer's PPD file.
Returns true if the key is in the table; otherwise, false.

NSPrinterMBS.languageLevel as Integer

dim p as NSPrinterMBS = NSPrinterMBS.defaultPrinter
MsgBox "languageLevel: "+str(p.languageLevel)

Returns the PostScript language level. The value is 0 if the receiver is not a PostScript printer.

NSPrinterMBS.name as string

dim p as NSPrinterMBS = NSPrinterMBS.defaultPrinter
MsgBox p.name

NSPrinterMBS.pageSizeForPaper(paperName as string) as NSSizeMBS

paperName: Possible values are printer-dependent and are contained in the printer's PPD file. Typical values are "Letter" and "Legal".

Returns the size of the page, measured in points in the user coordinate space. The returned size is zero if the specified paper name is not recognized or its entry in the PPD file cannot be parsed.

NSPrinterMBS.rectForKey(key as string, table as string) as NSRectMBS

key: The key whose value you want.
table: The name of a table from the printer's PPD file.

Returns the rectangle value. Returns NSRectMBS.Zero if the key is not in the table or the receiver lacks a PPD file.

NSPrinterMBS.sizeForKey(key as string, table as string) as NSSizeMBS

key: The key whose value you want.
table: The name of a table from the printer's PPD file.

Returns the size value. Returns NSZeroSize if the key is not in the table or the receiver lacks a PPD file.

NSPrinterMBS.statusForTable(paperName as string) as Integer

table: The name of a table from the printer's PPD file.

Returns one of the return values described in Constants.

NSPrinterMBS.stringForKey(key as string, table as string) as string

key: The key whose value you want.
table: The name of a table from the printer's PPD file.

Returns the value for the specified key, or nil if the key is not in the table. The returned string may also be empty.

If key is a main keyword only, and if that keyword has options in the PPD file, this method returns an empty string. Use stringListForKey to retrieve the values for all occurrences of a main keyword.

NSPrinterMBS.stringListForKey(key as string, table as string) as string()

key: The key whose value you want.
table: The name of a table from the printer's PPD file.

Returns an array of strings, each containing a value associated with the specified key. Returns nil if the key is not in the table.

NSPrinterMBS.type as string

dim p as NSPrinterMBS = NSPrinterMBS.defaultPrinter
MsgBox p.type