src/share/classes/javax/print/PrintService.java

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   1 /*
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   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
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 310      * javax.print.attribute.standard javax.print.attribute.standard}
 311      * describes how each attribute indicates its supported values. Possible
 312      * ways of indicating support include:
 313      * <UL>
 314      * <LI>
 315      * Return a single instance of the attribute category to indicate that any
 316      * value is legal -- used, for example, by an attribute whose value is an
 317      * arbitrary text string. (The value of the returned attribute object is
 318      * irrelevant.)
 319      * <LI>
 320      * Return an array of one or more instances of the attribute category,
 321      * containing the legal values -- used, for example, by an attribute with
 322      * a list of enumerated values. The type of the array is an array of the
 323      * specified attribute category type as returned by its
 324      * <code>getCategory(Class)</code>.
 325      * <LI>
 326      * Return a single object (of some class other than the attribute category)
 327      * that indicates bounds on the legal values -- used, for example, by an
 328      * integer-valued attribute that must lie within a certain range.
 329      * </UL>
 330      * <P>
 331      *
 332      * @param  category    Printing attribute category to test. It must be a
 333      *                        {@link java.lang.Class Class} that implements
 334      *                        interface {@link
 335      *                        javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}.
 336      * @param  flavor      Doc flavor for a supposed job, or null.
 337      * @param  attributes  Set of printing attributes for a supposed job
 338      *                        (both job-level attributes and document-level
 339      *                        attributes), or null.
 340      *
 341      * @return  Object indicating supported values for <CODE>category</CODE>,
 342      *          or null if this Print Service does not support specifying a
 343      *          doc-level or job-level attribute in <CODE>category</CODE> in
 344      *          a Print Request.
 345      *
 346      * @exception  NullPointerException
 347      *     (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is null.
 348      * @exception  IllegalArgumentException
 349      *     (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is not a
 350      *     {@link java.lang.Class Class} that implements interface {@link


   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


 310      * javax.print.attribute.standard javax.print.attribute.standard}
 311      * describes how each attribute indicates its supported values. Possible
 312      * ways of indicating support include:
 313      * <UL>
 314      * <LI>
 315      * Return a single instance of the attribute category to indicate that any
 316      * value is legal -- used, for example, by an attribute whose value is an
 317      * arbitrary text string. (The value of the returned attribute object is
 318      * irrelevant.)
 319      * <LI>
 320      * Return an array of one or more instances of the attribute category,
 321      * containing the legal values -- used, for example, by an attribute with
 322      * a list of enumerated values. The type of the array is an array of the
 323      * specified attribute category type as returned by its
 324      * <code>getCategory(Class)</code>.
 325      * <LI>
 326      * Return a single object (of some class other than the attribute category)
 327      * that indicates bounds on the legal values -- used, for example, by an
 328      * integer-valued attribute that must lie within a certain range.
 329      * </UL>

 330      *
 331      * @param  category    Printing attribute category to test. It must be a
 332      *                        {@link java.lang.Class Class} that implements
 333      *                        interface {@link
 334      *                        javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}.
 335      * @param  flavor      Doc flavor for a supposed job, or null.
 336      * @param  attributes  Set of printing attributes for a supposed job
 337      *                        (both job-level attributes and document-level
 338      *                        attributes), or null.
 339      *
 340      * @return  Object indicating supported values for <CODE>category</CODE>,
 341      *          or null if this Print Service does not support specifying a
 342      *          doc-level or job-level attribute in <CODE>category</CODE> in
 343      *          a Print Request.
 344      *
 345      * @exception  NullPointerException
 346      *     (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is null.
 347      * @exception  IllegalArgumentException
 348      *     (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is not a
 349      *     {@link java.lang.Class Class} that implements interface {@link