javax.print.attribute

public Interface Attribute

Known Direct Subinterfaces: javax.print.attribute.DocAttribute, javax.print.attribute.PrintJobAttribute, javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttribute, javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttribute, javax.print.attribute.SupportedValuesAttribute
Known Direct Implementers: javax.print.attribute.standard.JobStateReason, javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaName, javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaSize, javax.print.attribute.standard.MediaTray, javax.print.attribute.standard.PrinterStateReason, javax.print.attribute.standard.ReferenceUriSchemesSupported, javax.print.attribute.standard.Severity
Imports: java.io.Serializable

Interface Attribute is the base interface implemented by any and every printing attribute class to indicate that the class represents a printing attribute. All printing attributes are serializable.

Authors: David Mendenhall, Alan Kaminsky

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public Class<? extends Attribute>	Returns: printing attribute class (category), an instance of class `java.lang.Class` getCategory() Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value when it is added to an attribute set.
public String	Returns: attribute category name getName() Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

Method Detail

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public Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory() Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value when it is added to an attribute set. Returns:Class<? extends Attribute> printing attribute class (category), an instance of class `java.lang.Class`

public Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()

Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value when it is added to an attribute set.

Returns:Class<? extends Attribute>: printing attribute class (category), an instance of class java.lang.Class

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public String getName() Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance. Note This method is intended to provide a default, nonlocalized string for the attribute's category. If two attribute objects return the same category from the `getCategory()` method, they should return the same name from the `getName()` method. Returns:String attribute category name

public String getName()

Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

Note

This method is intended to provide a default, nonlocalized string for the attribute's category. If two attribute objects return the same category from the getCategory() method, they should return the same name from the getName() method.

Returns:String: attribute category name