| /* |
| * Copyright (c) 2000, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. |
| * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. |
| * |
| * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it |
| * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as |
| * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this |
| * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided |
| * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. |
| * |
| * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT |
| * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or |
| * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License |
| * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that |
| * accompanied this code). |
| * |
| * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version |
| * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, |
| * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. |
| * |
| * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA |
| * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any |
| * questions. |
| */ |
| |
| package javax.print.attribute; |
| |
| import java.io.Serializable; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface {@code Attribute} is the base interface implemented by any and |
| * every printing attribute class to indicate that the class represents a |
| * printing attribute. All printing attributes are serializable. |
| * |
| * @author David Mendenhall |
| * @author Alan Kaminsky |
| */ |
| public interface Attribute extends Serializable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" |
| * for this printing attribute value when it is added to an attribute set. |
| * |
| * @return printing attribute class (category), an instance of class |
| * {@link Class java.lang.Class} |
| */ |
| public Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an |
| * instance. |
| * <p> |
| * <i>Note:</i> This method is intended to provide a default, nonlocalized |
| * string for the attribute's category. If two attribute objects return the |
| * same category from the {@code getCategory()} method, they should return |
| * the same name from the {@code getName()} method. |
| * |
| * @return attribute category name |
| */ |
| public String getName(); |
| } |