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package javax.print.attribute.standard;

import java.util.Locale;

import javax.print.attribute.Attribute;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttribute;
import javax.print.attribute.TextSyntax;

Class PrinterMessageFromOperator is a printing attribute class, a text attribute, that provides a message from an operator, system administrator, or "intelligent" process to indicate to the end user information about or status of the printer, such as why it is unavailable or when it is expected to be available.

A Print Service's attribute set includes zero instances or one instance of a PrinterMessageFromOperator attribute, not more than one instance. A new PrinterMessageFromOperator attribute replaces an existing PrinterMessageFromOperator attribute, if any. In other words, PrinterMessageFromOperator is not intended to be a history log. If it wishes, the client can detect changes to a Print Service's PrinterMessageFromOperator attribute and maintain the client's own history log of the PrinterMessageFromOperator attribute values.

IPP Compatibility: The string value gives the IPP name value. The locale gives the IPP natural language. The category name returned by getName() gives the IPP attribute name.

Author:Alan Kaminsky
/** * Class {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator} is a printing attribute class, a * text attribute, that provides a message from an operator, system * administrator, or "intelligent" process to indicate to the end user * information about or status of the printer, such as why it is unavailable or * when it is expected to be available. * <p> * A Print Service's attribute set includes zero instances or one instance of a * {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator} attribute, not more than one instance. A * new {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator} attribute replaces an existing * {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator} attribute, if any. In other words, * {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator} is not intended to be a history log. If it * wishes, the client can detect changes to a Print Service's * {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator} attribute and maintain the client's own * history log of the {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator} attribute values. * <p> * <b>IPP Compatibility:</b> The string value gives the IPP name value. The * locale gives the IPP natural language. The category name returned by * {@code getName()} gives the IPP attribute name. * * @author Alan Kaminsky */
public final class PrinterMessageFromOperator extends TextSyntax implements PrintServiceAttribute {
Use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.4 for interoperability.
/** * Use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.4 for interoperability. */
static final long serialVersionUID = -4486871203218629318L;
Constructs a new printer message from operator attribute with the given message and locale.
Params:
  • message – the message
  • locale – natural language of the text string. null is interpreted to mean the default locale as returned by Locale.getDefault()
Throws:
/** * Constructs a new printer message from operator attribute with the given * message and locale. * * @param message the message * @param locale natural language of the text string. {@code null} is * interpreted to mean the default locale as returned by * {@code Locale.getDefault()} * @throws NullPointerException if {@code message} is {@code null} */
public PrinterMessageFromOperator(String message, Locale locale) { super (message, locale); }
Returns whether this printer message from operator 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 PrinterMessageFromOperator.
  3. This printer message from operator attribute's underlying string and object's underlying string are equal.
  4. This printer message from operator attribute's locale and object's locale are equal.
Params:
  • object – Object to compare to
Returns:true if object is equivalent to this printer message from operator attribute, false otherwise
/** * Returns whether this printer message from operator attribute is * equivalent to the passed in object. To be equivalent, all of the * following conditions must be true: * <ol type=1> * <li>{@code object} is not {@code null}. * <li>{@code object} is an instance of class * {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator}. * <li>This printer message from operator attribute's underlying string * and {@code object}'s underlying string are equal. * <li>This printer message from operator attribute's locale and * {@code object}'s locale are equal. * </ol> * * @param object {@code Object} to compare to * @return {@code true} if {@code object} is equivalent to this printer * message from operator attribute, {@code false} otherwise */
public boolean equals(Object object) { return (super.equals(object) && object instanceof PrinterMessageFromOperator); }
Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

For class PrinterMessageFromOperator, the category is class PrinterMessageFromOperator itself.

Returns:printing attribute class (category), an instance of class java.lang.Class
/** * Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" * for this printing attribute value. * <p> * For class {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator}, the category is class * {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator} itself. * * @return printing attribute class (category), an instance of class * {@link Class java.lang.Class} */
public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory() { return PrinterMessageFromOperator.class; }
Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

For class PrinterMessageFromOperator, the category name is "printer-message-from-operator".

Returns:attribute category name
/** * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an * instance. * <p> * For class {@code PrinterMessageFromOperator}, the category name is * {@code "printer-message-from-operator"}. * * @return attribute category name */
public final String getName() { return "printer-message-from-operator"; } }