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javax.print.attribute
interface Attribute

All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
All Known Subinterfaces:
DocAttribute, PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute, PrintServiceAttribute, SupportedValuesAttribute
All Known Implementing Classes:
JobStateReason, MediaName, MediaSize, MediaTray, PrinterStateReason, ReferenceUriSchemesSupported, Severity

public interface Attribute
extends 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.

See Also (auto-generated):

PrintServiceLookup

DocFlavor

DocPrintJob


Method Summary
 Class

          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.
 String

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

Method Detail

getCategory

public 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.

Returns:
Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class {@link java.lang.Class java.lang.Class}.

getName

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:
Attribute category name.


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