javax.print.attribute

Interface Attribute

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

DocAttribute, PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute, PrintServiceAttribute, SupportedValuesAttribute

public interface Attribute
extends java.io.Serializable

Base interface of every printing attribute of the Java Print Service API.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Class<? extends Attribute>	getCategory() Returns the category of the printing attribute which is the specific attribute class implementing this interface.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the descriptive name of the attribute category.

Method Detail

getCategory

java.lang.Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()

Returns the category of the printing attribute which is the specific attribute class implementing this interface.

Returns:

The concrete Class instance of the attribute class.

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the descriptive name of the attribute category. Implementations of the Attribute interfaces providing equal category values have to return equal name values.

Returns:

The name of the attribute category.