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
Class Media is a printing attribute class that specifies the medium on which to print.

Media may be specified in different ways.

  • it may be specified by paper source - eg paper tray
  • it may be specified by a standard size - eg "A4"
  • it may be specified by a name - eg "letterhead"
Each of these corresponds to the IPP "media" attribute. The current API does not support describing media by characteristics (eg colour, opacity). This may be supported in a later revision of the specification.

A Media object is constructed with a value which represents one of the ways in which the Media attribute can be specified.

IPP Compatibility: The category name returned by getName() is the IPP attribute name. The enumeration's integer value is the IPP enum value. The toString() method returns the IPP string representation of the attribute value.

See Also:

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier
    Constructor
    Description
    protected
    Media(int value)
    Constructs a new media attribute specified by name.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    equals(Object object)
    Returns whether this media attribute is equivalent to the passed in object.
    final Class<? extends Attribute>
    getCategory()
    Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.
    final String
    getName()
    Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

    Methods declared in class EnumSyntax

    clone, getEnumValueTable, getOffset, getStringTable, getValue, hashCode, readResolve, toString
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Object
    clone()
    Returns a clone of this enumeration value, which to preserve the semantics of enumeration values is the same object as this enumeration value.
    protected EnumSyntax[]
    getEnumValueTable()
    Returns the enumeration value table for this enumeration value's enumeration class.
    protected int
    getOffset()
    Returns the lowest integer value used by this enumeration value's enumeration class.
    protected String[]
    getStringTable()
    Returns the string table for this enumeration value's enumeration class.
    int
    getValue()
    Returns this enumeration value's integer value.
    int
    hashCode()
    Returns a hash code value for this enumeration value.
    protected Object
    readResolve()
    During object input, convert this deserialized enumeration instance to the proper enumeration value defined in the enumeration attribute class.
    String
    toString()
    Returns a string value corresponding to this enumeration value.

    Methods declared in class Object

    finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    protected void
    finalize()
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    May cause performance issues, deadlocks and hangs.
    final Class<? extends Object>
    getClass()
    Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
    final void
    notify()
    Causes one thread which is waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
    final void
    notifyAll()
    Causes all threads which are waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
    final void
    wait()
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll).
    final void
    wait(long time)
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.
    final void
    wait(long time, int frac)
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.

  • Constructor Details

    • Media

      protected Media(int value)
      Constructs a new media attribute specified by name.
      Parameters:
      value - a value

  • Method Details

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object object)
      Returns whether this media attribute is equivalent to the passed in object. To be equivalent, all of the following conditions must be true:
      1. object is not null.
      2. object is of the same subclass of Media as this object.
      3. The values are equal.
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      object - Object to compare to
      Returns:
      true if object is equivalent to this media attribute, false otherwise
      See Also:

    • getCategory

      public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()
      Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

      For class Media and any vendor-defined subclasses, the category is class Media itself.

      Specified by:
      getCategory in interface Attribute
      Returns:
      printing attribute class (category), an instance of class java.lang.Class

    • getName

      public final String getName()
      Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

      For class Media and any vendor-defined subclasses, the category name is "media".

      Specified by:
      getName in interface Attribute
      Returns:
      attribute category name