All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

DocAttribute, PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute, PrintServiceAttribute, SupportedValuesAttribute

All Known Implementing Classes:

Chromaticity, ColorSupported, Compression, Copies, CopiesSupported, DateTimeAtCompleted, DateTimeAtCreation, DateTimeAtProcessing, Destination, DialogTypeSelection, DocumentName, Fidelity, Finishings, JobHoldUntil, JobImpressions, JobImpressionsCompleted, JobImpressionsSupported, JobKOctets, JobKOctetsProcessed, JobKOctetsSupported, JobMediaSheets, JobMediaSheetsCompleted, JobMediaSheetsSupported, JobMessageFromOperator, JobName, JobOriginatingUserName, JobPriority, JobPrioritySupported, JobSheets, JobState, JobStateReason, JobStateReasons, Media, MediaName, MediaPrintableArea, MediaSize, MediaSizeName, MediaTray, MultipleDocumentHandling, NumberOfDocuments, NumberOfInterveningJobs, NumberUp, NumberUpSupported, OrientationRequested, OutputDeviceAssigned, PageRanges, PagesPerMinute, PagesPerMinuteColor, PDLOverrideSupported, PresentationDirection, PrinterInfo, PrinterIsAcceptingJobs, PrinterLocation, PrinterMakeAndModel, PrinterMessageFromOperator, PrinterMoreInfo, PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer, PrinterName, PrinterResolution, PrinterState, PrinterStateReason, PrinterStateReasons, PrinterURI, PrintQuality, QueuedJobCount, ReferenceUriSchemesSupported, RequestingUserName, Severity, SheetCollate, Sides

public interface Attribute
extends Serializable 

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  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.
  String	getName ()	Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

• Method Detail

  • getCategory

    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:

    Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class java.lang.Class.

  • getName

    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.