1 /* 2 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. 4 * 5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 6 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as 7 * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this 8 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided 9 * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. 10 * 11 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 13 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License 14 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that 15 * accompanied this code). 16 * 17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version 18 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 19 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. 20 * 21 * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA 22 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any 23 * questions. 24 */ 25 26 package javax.print.attribute; 27 28 import java.io.Serializable; 29 30 /** 31 * Interface Attribute is the base interface implemented by any and every 32 * printing attribute class to indicate that the class represents a 33 * printing attribute. All printing attributes are serializable. 34 * 35 * @author David Mendenhall 36 * @author Alan Kaminsky 37 */ 38 public interface Attribute extends Serializable { 39 40 /** 41 * Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" 42 * for this printing attribute value when it is added to an attribute set. 43 * 44 * @return Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class 45 * {@link java.lang.Class java.lang.Class}. 46 */ 47 public Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory(); 48 49 /** 50 * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an 51 * instance. 52 * <P> 53 * <I>Note:</I> This method is intended to provide a default, nonlocalized 54 * string for the attribute's category. If two attribute objects return the 55 * same category from the {@code getCategory()} method, they should 56 * return the same name from the {@code getName()} method. 57 * 58 * @return Attribute category name. 59 */ 60 public String getName(); 61 62 } | 1 /* 2 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. 4 * 5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 6 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as 7 * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this 8 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided 9 * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. 10 * 11 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 13 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License 14 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that 15 * accompanied this code). 16 * 17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version 18 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 19 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. 20 * 21 * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA 22 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any 23 * questions. 24 */ 25 26 package javax.print.attribute; 27 28 import java.io.Serializable; 29 30 /** 31 * Interface {@code Attribute} is the base interface implemented by any and 32 * every printing attribute class to indicate that the class represents a 33 * printing attribute. All printing attributes are serializable. 34 * 35 * @author David Mendenhall 36 * @author Alan Kaminsky 37 */ 38 public interface Attribute extends Serializable { 39 40 /** 41 * Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" 42 * for this printing attribute value when it is added to an attribute set. 43 * 44 * @return printing attribute class (category), an instance of class 45 * {@link Class java.lang.Class} 46 */ 47 public Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory(); 48 49 /** 50 * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an 51 * instance. 52 * <p> 53 * <i>Note:</i> This method is intended to provide a default, nonlocalized 54 * string for the attribute's category. If two attribute objects return the 55 * same category from the {@code getCategory()} method, they should return 56 * the same name from the {@code getName()} method. 57 * 58 * @return attribute category name 59 */ 60 public String getName(); 61 } |