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The Attribute.java Java example source code

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package javax.print.attribute;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Interface 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.
 * <P>
 *
 * @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 java.lang.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: 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();

}