JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

javax.print.attribute.standard
Class NumberOfDocuments

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.print.attribute.IntegerSyntax
      extended by javax.print.attribute.standard.NumberOfDocuments
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, Attribute, PrintJobAttribute

public final class NumberOfDocuments
extends IntegerSyntax
implements PrintJobAttribute

Class NumberOfDocuments is an integer valued printing attribute that indicates the number of individual docs the printer has accepted for this job, regardless of whether the docs' print data has reached the printer or not.

IPP Compatibility: The integer value gives the IPP integer value. The category name returned by getName() gives the IPP attribute name.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
NumberOfDocuments(int value)
          Construct a new number of documents attribute with the given integer value.
 
Method Summary
 boolean equals(Object object)
          Returns whether this number of documents attribute is equivalent to the passed in object.
 Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()
          Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.
 String getName()
          Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.
 
Methods inherited from class javax.print.attribute.IntegerSyntax
getValue, hashCode, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

NumberOfDocuments

public NumberOfDocuments(int value)
Construct a new number of documents attribute with the given integer value.

Parameters:
value - Integer value.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - (Unchecked exception) Thrown if value is less than 0.
Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)
Returns whether this number of documents attribute is equivalent to the passed in object. To be equivalent, all of the following conditions must be true:
  1. object is not null.
  2. object is an instance of class NumberOfDocuments.
  3. This number of documents attribute's value and object's value are equal.

Overrides:
equals in class IntegerSyntax
Parameters:
object - Object to compare to.
Returns:
True if object is equivalent to this number of documents attribute, false otherwise.
See Also:
Object.hashCode(), Hashtable

getCategory

public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()
Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

For class NumberOfDocuments, the category is class NumberOfDocuments itself.

Specified by:
getCategory in interface Attribute
Returns:
Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class java.lang.Class.

getName

public final String getName()
Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

For class NumberOfDocuments, the category name is "number-of-documents".

Specified by:
getName in interface Attribute
Returns:
Attribute category name.

JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

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