Module java.desktop
Package javax.print.attribute.standard

Class Destination

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Cloneable, Attribute, PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute
    public final class Destination
extends URISyntax
implements PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute
    Class Destination is a printing attribute class, a URI, that is used to indicate an alternate destination for the spooled printer formatted data. Many PrintServices will not support the notion of a destination other than the printer device, and so will not support this attribute.

    A common use for this attribute will be applications which want to redirect output to a local disk file : eg."file:out.prn". Note that proper construction of "file:" scheme URI instances should be performed using the toURI() method of class File. See the documentation on that class for more information.

    If a destination URI is specified in a PrintRequest and it is not accessible for output by the PrintService, a PrintException will be thrown. The PrintException may implement URIException to provide a more specific cause.

    IPP Compatibility: Destination is not an IPP attribute.

    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      Destination​(URI uri)
      Constructs a new destination attribute with the specified URI.

    • Constructor Detail

      • Destination

        public Destination​(URI uri)
        Constructs a new destination attribute with the specified URI.
        Parameters:
        uri - URI
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if uri is null

    • Method Detail

      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object object)
        Returns whether this destination 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 an instance of class Destination.
        3. This destination attribute's URI and object's URI are equal.
        Overrides:
        equals in class URISyntax
        Parameters:
        object - Object to compare to
        Returns:
        true if object is equivalent to this destination attribute, false otherwise
        See Also:
        Object.hashCode(), HashMap

      • 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 Destination, the category is class Destination 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 Destination, the category name is "spool-data-destination".

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