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package javax.print.attribute.standard;

import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

import javax.print.attribute.Attribute;
import javax.print.attribute.DateTimeSyntax;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintJobAttribute;

Class DateTimeAtCreation is a printing attribute class, a date-time attribute, that indicates the date and time at which the Print Job was created.

To construct a DateTimeAtCreation attribute from separate values of the year, month, day, hour, minute, and so on, use a Calendar object to construct a Date object, then use the Date object to construct the DateTimeAtCreation attribute. To convert a DateTimeAtCreation attribute to separate values of the year, month, day, hour, minute, and so on, create a Calendar object and set it to the Date from the DateTimeAtCreation attribute.

IPP Compatibility: The information needed to construct an IPP "date-time-at-creation" attribute can be obtained as described above. The category name returned by getName() gives the IPP attribute name.

Author:Alan Kaminsky
/** * Class {@code DateTimeAtCreation} is a printing attribute class, a date-time * attribute, that indicates the date and time at which the Print Job was * created. * <p> * To construct a {@code DateTimeAtCreation} attribute from separate values of * the year, month, day, hour, minute, and so on, use a * {@link Calendar Calendar} object to construct a {@link Date Date} object, * then use the {@link Date Date} object to construct the DateTimeAtCreation * attribute. To convert a {@code DateTimeAtCreation} attribute to separate * values of the year, month, day, hour, minute, and so on, create a * {@link Calendar Calendar} object and set it to the {@link Date Date} from the * {@code DateTimeAtCreation} attribute. * <p> * <b>IPP Compatibility:</b> The information needed to construct an IPP * "date-time-at-creation" attribute can be obtained as described above. The * category name returned by {@code getName()} gives the IPP attribute name. * * @author Alan Kaminsky */
public final class DateTimeAtCreation extends DateTimeSyntax implements PrintJobAttribute {
Use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.4 for interoperability.
/** * Use serialVersionUID from JDK 1.4 for interoperability. */
private static final long serialVersionUID = -2923732231056647903L;
Construct a new date-time at creation attribute with the given Date value.
Params:
  • dateTime – Date value
Throws:
/** * Construct a new date-time at creation attribute with the given * {@link Date Date} value. * * @param dateTime {@link Date Date} value * @throws NullPointerException if {@code dateTime} is {@code null} */
public DateTimeAtCreation(Date dateTime) { super (dateTime); }
Returns whether this date-time at creation 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 DateTimeAtCreation.
  3. This date-time at creation attribute's Date value and object's Date value are equal.
Params:
  • object – Object to compare to
Returns:true if object is equivalent to this date-time at creation attribute, false otherwise
/** * Returns whether this date-time at creation 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 DateTimeAtCreation}. * <li>This date-time at creation attribute's {@link Date Date} * value and {@code object}'s {@link Date Date} value are equal. * </ol> * * @param object {@code Object} to compare to * @return {@code true} if {@code object} is equivalent to this date-time at * creation attribute, {@code false} otherwise */
public boolean equals(Object object) { return(super.equals (object) && object instanceof DateTimeAtCreation); }
Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

For class DateTimeAtCreation, the category is class DateTimeAtCreation 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 DateTimeAtCreation}, the category is class * {@code DateTimeAtCreation} itself. * * @return printing attribute class (category), an instance of class * {@link Class java.lang.Class} */
public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory() { return DateTimeAtCreation.class; }
Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

For class DateTimeAtCreation, the category name is "date-time-at-creation".

Returns:attribute category name
/** * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an * instance. * <p> * For class {@code DateTimeAtCreation}, the category name is * {@code "date-time-at-creation"}. * * @return attribute category name */
public final String getName() { return "date-time-at-creation"; } }