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package javax.print.attribute.standard;

import java.util.Locale;

import javax.print.attribute.Attribute;

import javax.print.attribute.TextSyntax;

import javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttribute;

/**

 * Class PrinterInfo is a printing attribute class, a text attribute, that

 * provides descriptive information about a printer. This could include things

 * like: <CODE>"This printer can be used for printing color transparencies for

 * HR presentations"</CODE>, or <CODE>"Out of courtesy for others, please

 * print only small (1-5 page) jobs at this printer"</CODE>, or even \

 * <CODE>"This printer is going away on July 1, 1997, please find a new

 * printer"</CODE>.

 * <P>

 * <B>IPP Compatibility:</B> The string value gives the IPP name value. The

 * locale gives the IPP natural language. The category name returned by

 * <CODE>getName()</CODE> gives the IPP attribute name.

 * <P>

 *

 * @author  Alan Kaminsky

 */

public final class PrinterInfo extends TextSyntax

        implements PrintServiceAttribute {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 7765280618777599727L;

    /**

     * Constructs a new printer info attribute with the given information

     * string and locale.

     *

     * @param  info    Printer information string.

     * @param  locale  Natural language of the text string. null

     * is interpreted to mean the default locale as returned

     * by <code>Locale.getDefault()</code>

     *

     * @exception  NullPointerException

     *     (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>info</CODE> is null.

     */

    public PrinterInfo(String info, Locale locale) {

        super (info, locale);

    }

    /**

     * Returns whether this printer info 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 PrinterInfo.

     * <LI>

     * This printer info attribute's underlying string and

     * <CODE>object</CODE>'s underlying string are equal.

     * <LI>

     * This printer info attribute's locale and <CODE>object</CODE>'s

     * locale are equal.

     * </OL>

     *

     * @param  object  Object to compare to.

     *

     * @return  True if <CODE>object</CODE> is equivalent to this printer

     *          info attribute, false otherwise.

     */

    public boolean equals(Object object) {

        return (super.equals(object) && object instanceof PrinterInfo);

    }

    /**

     * Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category"

     * for this printing attribute value.

     * <P>

     * For class PrinterInfo, the category is class PrinterInfo itself.

     *

     * @return  Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class

     *          {@link java.lang.Class java.lang.Class}.

     */

    public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory() {

        return PrinterInfo.class;

    }

    /**

     * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an

     * instance.

     * <P>

     * For class PrinterInfo, the category name is <CODE>"printer-info"</CODE>.

     *

     * @return  Attribute category name.

     */

    public final String getName() {

        return "printer-info";

    }

}