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Package javax.print.attribute.standard
contains classes for specific printing attributes.
The parent package,
<A HREF="/package-summary.html">
provides classes and interfaces that describe the types of Java
Print Service attributes and how they can be collected into attribute
sets.
<P>
An attribute represents a printing feature
that a print service can provide.
For each attribute,
a print service either does or does not support the attribute.
For each possible value of a supported attribute,
a print service either does or does not support the value.
<P>
The API requires every print service
to support certain attributes;
other attributes are optional
and the service can choose whether or not to support them.
Each attribute has a set of values that it accepts. The API
requires every print service to support certain values for
certain attributes;
other attribute values are optional
and the service can choose whether or not to support them.
These support requirements are recorded in the documentation
for each attribute class.
<P>
Package javax.print.attribute.standard
contains standard printing attributes
and standard printing attribute values
that are widely used in the printing domain.
A print service vendor
can provide new vendor-specific printing attributes
in addition to the standard ones.
A vendor can also provide
vendor-specific extensions (subclasses)
of the standard printing attributes --
for example,
to provide additional vendor-specific values
for an existing standard attribute.
Of course,
if a vendor wants clients
to be able to use any added or extended attributes,
the vendor must publish the new attribute classes.
<P>
Many of the standard attribute classes extend one of
the abstract syntax classes of the javax.print.attribute package.
These abstract syntax classes each represent a
different type. The <a href="/EnumSyntax.html">
EnumSyntax</a> class, for example, represents a type-safe
enumeration. The abstract syntax class provides a wrapper for the attribute
value.
<p>
If an attribute class extends <code>EnumSyntax</code>, and the value of the
attribute is an IPP-compatible value, the attribute's <code>toString</code>
method returns the IPP string representation of the attribute value, such as
"processing-stopped" for the
<code>EnumSyntax</code> class is extensible, vendors can define their own
attribute values. If an attribute uses the <code>EnumSyntax</code> class
and is set to one of these vendor-defined values then the <code>toString</code>
method will not return the IPP string representation of the value.
<p>
A printing client application
will typically not need to use
all the printing attribute classes
in package javax.print.attribute.standard,
just the ones that pertain to the application.
<P>
The attribute classes in package javax.print.attribute.standard
are based on the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) attributes
as defined in the Internet RFC document,
dated September 2000.
for more information.
The descriptive text for each attribute class
was taken largely from the above documents.
The above authors' contribution to the API
is gratefully acknowledged.
<H3>Attribute Organization</H3>
There are five kinds of printing attributes:
doc attributes,
print request attributes,
print job attributes,
print service attributes,
and supported-values attributes.
<H4>Doc Attributes</H4>
Doc attributes specify the characteristics of an individual doc
and the print job settings to be applied to an individual doc.
A doc attribute class implements interface
A doc attribute can appear in a
<a href="/DocAttributeSet.html">
DocAttributeSet</a>.
<H4>Print Request Attributes</H4>
Print request attributes
specify the settings to be applied to a whole print job
and to all the docs in the print job.
A print request attribute class implements interface
<A HREF="/PrintRequestAttribute.html">
PrintRequestAttribute</A>.
A print request attribute can appear in a
<a href="/PrintRequestAttributeSet.html">
PrintRequestAttributeSet</a>.
<P>
Some attributes are doc attributes
but not print request attributes
and may only be specified at the doc level.
Some attributes are print request attributes
but not doc attributes
and may only be specified at the Print Request level.
Some attributes are both doc attributes
and print request attributes
and may be specified either at the doc level
or at the Print Request level.
<P>
When specified at the doc level,
an attribute applies just to that one doc.
When specified at the Print Request level,
an attribute applies to the whole job,
including all the docs in the job.
However, an attribute specified at the doc level
overrides an attribute in the same category
specified at the Print Request level.
<H4>Print Job Attributes</H4>
Print job attributes report the status of a Print Job.
A print job attribute class implements interface
A print job attribute
can appear in a <A HREF="/PrintJobAttributeSet.html">
PrintJobAttributeSet</A>.
<P>
Some attributes are both print request attributes
and print job attributes;
a client may include such attributes in a Print Request
to specify characteristics for the ensuing Print Job,
and those attributes then also appear
in the Print Job's attribute set.
Some attributes are print job attributes
but not print request attributes;
the print service itself
adds these attributes to the Print Job's attribute set.
<H4>Print Service Attributes</H4>
Print service attributes report the status
of a print service.
A print service attribute class implements interface
<A HREF="/PrintServiceAttribute.html">
PrintServiceAttribute</A>.
A print service attribute
can appear in a <A HREF="/PrintServiceAttributeSet.html">
PrintServiceAttributeSet</A>.
<H4>Supported-Values Attributes</H4>
A supported-value attribute
indicates the legal values for another attribute
that a print service supports.
A supported-values attribute class implements interface
<A HREF="/SupportedValuesAttribute.html">
SupportedValuesAttribute</A>.
However, supported-values attributes
never appear in attribute sets,
so there is no restricted <A HREF="/AttributeSet.html">
AttributeSet</A>
subinterface for them.
<P>
<H4>Attribute Table</H4>
The table below lists all the printing attributes.
The table shows the tagging interfaces
each attribute class implements
in addition to interface <A HREF="/Attribute.html">
Attribute</A>,
thus indicating how each attribute is used in the API.
For each doc attribute and print request attribute,
the column marked "SupportedValuesAttribute"
lists the supported-values attribute class, if any,
with which a print service
indicates the supported values for that attribute category.
<P>
<TABLE BORDER=1 CELLPADDING=2 CELLSPACING=1 SUMMARY="Lists all printing attributes as described in above text">
<TR BGCOLOR="#E5E5E5">
<TH VALIGN="bottom">Attribute Class</TH>
<TH VALIGN="bottom">Doc<BR>Attribute</TH>
<TH VALIGN="bottom">Print<BR>Request<BR>Attribute</TH>
<TH VALIGN="bottom">Print<BR>Job<BR>Attribute</TH>
<TH VALIGN="bottom">Print<BR>Service<BR>Attribute</TH>
<TH VALIGN="bottom">SupportedValuesAttribute</TH>
</TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="Compression.html">Compression</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="DocumentName.html">DocumentName</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="Chromaticity.html">Chromaticity</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="Copies.html">Copies</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD><A HREF="CopiesSupported.html">CopiesSupported</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="Finishings.html">Finishings</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobHoldUntil.html">JobHoldUntil</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobImpressions.html">JobImpressions</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD><A HREF="JobImpressionsSupported.html">JobImpressionsSupported</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobKOctets.html">JobKOctets</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD><A HREF="JobKOctetsSupported.html">JobKOctetsSupported</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobMediaSheets.html">JobMediaSheets</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD><A HREF="JobMediaSheetsSupported.html">JobMediaSheetsSupported</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobName.html">JobName</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobPriority.html">JobPriority</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD><A HREF="JobPrioritySupported.html">JobPrioritySupported</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobSheets.html">JobSheets</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="Media.html">Media</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="MediaSize.html">MediaSize</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="MultipleDocumentHandling.html">MultipleDocumentHandling</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="NumberUp.html">NumberUp</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD><A HREF="NumberUpSupported.html">NumberUpSupported</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="OrientationRequested.html">OrientationRequested</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PageRanges.html">PageRanges</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PresentationDirection.html">PresentationDirection</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterResolution.html">PrinterResolution</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrintQuality.html">PrintQuality</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="RequestingUserName.html">RequestingUserName</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="SheetCollate.html">SheetCollate</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="Sides.html">Sides</A></TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="DateTimeAtCompleted.html">DateTimeAtCompleted</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="DateTimeAtCreation.html">DateTimeAtCreation</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="DateTimeAtProcessing.html">DateTimeAtProcessing</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobImpressionsCompleted.html">JobImpressionsCompleted</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobKOctetsProcessed.html">JobKOctetsProcessed</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobMediaSheetsCompleted.html">JobMediaSheetsCompleted</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobMessageFromOperator.html">JobMessageFromOperator</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobOriginatingUserName.html">JobOriginatingUserName</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobState.html">JobState</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="JobStateReasons.html">JobStateReasons</A><BR>Contains zero or more --</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>-- <A HREF="JobStateReason.html">JobStateReason</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="NumberOfDocuments.html">NumberOfDocuments</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="NumberOfInterveningJobs.html">NumberOfInterveningJobs</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="OutputDeviceAssigned.html">OutputDeviceAssigned</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="ColorSupported.html">ColorSupported</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PagesPerMinute.html">PagesPerMinute</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PagesPerMinuteColor.html">PagesPerMinuteColor</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PDLOverrideSupported.html">PDLOverrideSupported</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterIsAcceptingJobs.html">PrinterIsAcceptingJobs</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterInfo.html">PrinterInfo</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterLocation.html">PrinterLocation</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterMessageFromOperator.html">PrinterMessageFromOperator</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterMakeAndModel.html">PrinterMakeAndModel</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterMoreInfo.html">PrinterMoreInfo</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer.html">PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterName.html">PrinterName</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterState.html">PrinterState</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="PrinterStateReasons.html">PrinterStateReasons</A><BR>Contains zero or more --</TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>-- <A HREF="PrinterStateReason.html">PrinterStateReason</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD>-- <A HREF="Severity.html">Severity</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="QueuedJobCount.html">QueuedJobCount</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD ALIGN="center">X</TD><TD> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD><A HREF="ReferenceUriSchemesSupported.html">ReferenceUriSchemesSupported</A></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR>
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<P>
Please note: In the javax.print APIs, a null reference parameter to methods
is incorrect unless explicitly documented on the method as having a meaningful
interpretation. Usage to the contrary is incorrect coding and may result
in a run time exception either immediately or at some later time.
IllegalArgumentException and NullPointerException are examples of
typical and acceptable run time exceptions for such cases.
<P>
@since 1.4
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