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package javax.print.attribute.standard;

import java.util.Date;
import javax.print.attribute.Attribute;
import javax.print.attribute.DateTimeSyntax;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttribute;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintJobAttribute;

Class JobHoldUntil is a printing attribute class, a date-time attribute, that specifies the exact date and time at which the job must become a candidate for printing.

If the value of this attribute specifies a date-time that is in the future, the printer should add the JobStateReason value of JOB_HOLD_UNTIL_SPECIFIED to the job's JobStateReasons attribute, must move the job to the PENDING_HELD state, and must not schedule the job for printing until the specified date-time arrives.

When the specified date-time arrives, the printer must remove the JobStateReason value of JOB_HOLD_UNTIL_SPECIFIED from the job's JobStateReasons attribute, if present. If there are no other job state reasons that keep the job in the PENDING_HELD state, the printer must consider the job as a candidate for processing by moving the job to the PENDING state.

If the specified date-time has already passed, the job must be a candidate for processing immediately. Thus, one way to make the job immediately become a candidate for processing is to specify a JobHoldUntil attribute constructed like this (denoting a date-time of January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT):

    JobHoldUntil immediately = new JobHoldUntil (new Date (0L));

If the client does not supply this attribute in a Print Request and the printer supports this attribute, the printer must use its (implementation-dependent) default JobHoldUntil value at job submission time (unlike most job template attributes that are used if necessary at job processing time).

To construct a JobHoldUntil 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 JobHoldUntil attribute. To convert a JobHoldUntil 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 JobHoldUntil attribute.

IPP Compatibility: Although IPP supports a "job-hold-until" attribute specified as a keyword, IPP does not at this time support a "job-hold-until" attribute specified as a date and time. However, the date and time can be converted to one of the standard IPP keywords with some loss of precision; for example, a JobHoldUntil value with today's date and 9:00pm local time might be converted to the standard IPP keyword "night". The category name returned by getName() gives the IPP attribute name.

Author: Alan Kaminsky
/** * Class JobHoldUntil is a printing attribute class, a date-time attribute, that * specifies the exact date and time at which the job must become a candidate * for printing. * <P> * If the value of this attribute specifies a date-time that is in the future, * the printer should add the {@link JobStateReason JobStateReason} value of * JOB_HOLD_UNTIL_SPECIFIED to the job's {@link JobStateReasons JobStateReasons} * attribute, must move the job to the PENDING_HELD state, and must not schedule * the job for printing until the specified date-time arrives. * <P> * When the specified date-time arrives, the printer must remove the {@link * JobStateReason JobStateReason} value of JOB_HOLD_UNTIL_SPECIFIED from the * job's {@link JobStateReasons JobStateReasons} attribute, if present. If there * are no other job state reasons that keep the job in the PENDING_HELD state, * the printer must consider the job as a candidate for processing by moving the * job to the PENDING state. * <P> * If the specified date-time has already passed, the job must be a candidate * for processing immediately. Thus, one way to make the job immediately become * a candidate for processing is to specify a JobHoldUntil attribute constructed * like this (denoting a date-time of January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT): * <PRE> * JobHoldUntil immediately = new JobHoldUntil (new Date (0L)); * </PRE> * <P> * If the client does not supply this attribute in a Print Request and the * printer supports this attribute, the printer must use its * (implementation-dependent) default JobHoldUntil value at job submission time * (unlike most job template attributes that are used if necessary at job * processing time). * <P> * To construct a JobHoldUntil attribute from separate values of the year, * month, day, hour, minute, and so on, use a {@link java.util.Calendar * Calendar} object to construct a {@link java.util.Date Date} object, then use * the {@link java.util.Date Date} object to construct the JobHoldUntil * attribute. To convert a JobHoldUntil attribute to separate values of the * year, month, day, hour, minute, and so on, create a {@link java.util.Calendar * Calendar} object and set it to the {@link java.util.Date Date} from the * JobHoldUntil attribute. * <P> * <B>IPP Compatibility:</B> Although IPP supports a "job-hold-until" attribute * specified as a keyword, IPP does not at this time support a "job-hold-until" * attribute specified as a date and time. However, the date and time can be * converted to one of the standard IPP keywords with some loss of precision; * for example, a JobHoldUntil value with today's date and 9:00pm local time * might be converted to the standard IPP keyword "night". The category name * returned by <CODE>getName()</CODE> gives the IPP attribute name. * <P> * * @author Alan Kaminsky */
public final class JobHoldUntil extends DateTimeSyntax implements PrintRequestAttribute, PrintJobAttribute { private static final long serialVersionUID = -1664471048860415024L;
Construct a new job hold until date-time attribute with the given Date value.
Params:
  • dateTime – Date value.
Throws:
/** * Construct a new job hold until date-time attribute with the given * {@link java.util.Date Date} value. * * @param dateTime {@link java.util.Date Date} value. * * @exception NullPointerException * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>dateTime</CODE> is null. */
public JobHoldUntil(Date dateTime) { super (dateTime); }
Returns whether this job hold until 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 JobHoldUntil.
  3. This job hold until 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 job hold until attribute, false otherwise.
/** * Returns whether this job hold until 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</CODE> is not null. * <LI> * <CODE>object</CODE> is an instance of class JobHoldUntil. * <LI> * This job hold until attribute's {@link java.util.Date Date} value and * <CODE>object</CODE>'s {@link java.util.Date Date} value are equal. * </OL> * * @param object Object to compare to. * * @return True if <CODE>object</CODE> is equivalent to this job hold * until attribute, false otherwise. */
public boolean equals(Object object) { return (super.equals(object) && object instanceof JobHoldUntil); }
Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

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

For class JobHoldUntil, the category name is "job-hold-until".

Returns: Attribute category name.
/** * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an * instance. * <P> * For class JobHoldUntil, the category name is <CODE>"job-hold-until"</CODE>. * * @return Attribute category name. */
public final String getName() { return "job-hold-until"; } }