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package javax.print.attribute.standard;

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

/**
 * Class NumberOfInterveningJobs is an integer valued printing attribute that
 * indicates the number of jobs that are ahead of this job in the relative
 * chronological order of expected time to complete (i.e., the current
 * scheduled order).
 * <P>
 * <B>IPP Compatibility:</B> The integer value gives the IPP integer value.
 * The category name returned by <CODE>getName()</CODE> gives the IPP
 * attribute name.
 * <P>
 *
 * @author  Alan Kaminsky
 */
public final class NumberOfInterveningJobs extends IntegerSyntax
    implements PrintJobAttribute {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2568141124844982746L;

    /**
     * Construct a new number of intervening jobs attribute with the given
     * integer value.
     *
     * @param  value  Integer value.
     *
     * @exception  IllegalArgumentException
     *   (Unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>value</CODE> is less than 0.
     */
    public NumberOfInterveningJobs(int value) {
        super(value, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether this number of intervening jobs 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 NumberOfInterveningJobs.
     * <LI>
     * This number of intervening jobs attribute's value and
     * <CODE>object</CODE>'s value are equal.
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param  object  Object to compare to.
     *
     * @return  True if <CODE>object</CODE> is equivalent to this number of
     *          intervening jobs attribute, false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
        return (super.equals (object) &&
                object instanceof NumberOfInterveningJobs);
    }

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

    /**
     * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an
     * instance.
     * <P>
     * For class NumberOfInterveningJobs, the
     * category name is <CODE>"number-of-intervening-jobs"</CODE>.
     *
     * @return  Attribute category name.
     */
    public final String getName() {
        return "number-of-intervening-jobs";
    }

}