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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.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 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 DateTimeAtCreation 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 DateTimeAtCreation * attribute. To convert a DateTimeAtCreation 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 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 { 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 * java.util.Date Date} value. * * @param dateTime {@link java.util.Date Date} value. * * @exception NullPointerException * (unchecked exception) Thrown if {@code dateTime} is 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 null. * <LI> * {@code object} is an instance of class DateTimeAtCreation. * <LI> * This date-time at creation attribute's {@link java.util.Date Date} value * and {@code object}'s {@link java.util.Date Date} value are equal. * </OL> * * @param object Object to compare to. * * @return True if {@code object} is equivalent to this date-time * at creation attribute, 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 DateTimeAtCreation, the category is class * DateTimeAtCreation itself. * * @return Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class * {@link java.lang.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 DateTimeAtCreation, the category name is * {@code "date-time-at-creation"}. * * @return Attribute category name. */
public final String getName() { return "date-time-at-creation"; } }