javax.print.attribute.standard

Class Media

java.lang.Object

javax.print.attribute.EnumSyntax

javax.print.attribute.standard.Media

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable, Attribute, DocAttribute, PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute

Direct Known Subclasses:

MediaName, MediaSizeName, MediaTray

public abstract class Media
extends EnumSyntax
implements DocAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute, PrintJobAttribute

The Media printing attribute specifies which type of media should be used for printing.

The media to be used can be specified in three ways represented by the media subclasses MediaTray, MediaName and MediaSizeName:

• Selection by paper source - selection of printer tray to be used.
• Selection by name - e.g. A4 paper.
• Selection by standard sizes - e.g. ISO A5, JIS B4.

Each of the sublcasses represents the IPP attribute media and provides predefined values to be used.

IPP Compatibility: Media is an IPP 1.1 attribute.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	Media(int value) Constructs a Media object.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj) Tests if the given object is equal to this object.
Class<? extends Attribute>	getCategory() Returns category of this class.
String	getName() Returns the name of this attribute.

Methods inherited from class javax.print.attribute.EnumSyntax

clone, getEnumValueTable, getOffset, getStringTable, getValue, hashCode, readResolve, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Media

protected Media(int value)

Constructs a Media object.

Parameters:

value - the enum value.

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Tests if the given object is equal to this object. The objects are considered equal if both are of the same Media subclass, not null and the values are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to test

Returns:

true if both objects are equal, false otherwise.

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

getCategory

public Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()

Returns category of this class.

Specified by:

getCategory in interface Attribute

Returns:

The class Media itself.

getName

public final String getName()

Returns the name of this attribute.

Specified by:

getName in interface Attribute

Returns:

The name "media".