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

Class DialogOwner

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Attribute, PrintRequestAttribute
    public final class DialogOwner
extends Object
implements PrintRequestAttribute
    An attribute class used to support requesting a print or page setup dialog be kept displayed on top of all windows or some specific window.

    Constructed without any arguments it will request that a print or page setup dialog be configured as if the application directly was to specify java.awt.Window.setAlwaysOnTop(true), subject to permission checks.

    Constructed with a Window parameter, it requests that the dialog be owned by the specified window.

    Since:
    11
    See Also:
    Serialized Form

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      DialogOwner()
      Constructs an instance which can be used to request java.awt.Window.setAlwaysOnTop(true) behaviour.
      DialogOwner​(Window owner)
      Constructs an instance which can be used to request that the specified Window be the owner of the dialog.

    • Constructor Detail

      • DialogOwner

        public DialogOwner()
        Constructs an instance which can be used to request java.awt.Window.setAlwaysOnTop(true) behaviour. This should be used where there is no application preferred owner window. Whether this has any effect depends on if always on top is supported for this platform and the particular dialog to be displayed.

      • DialogOwner

        public DialogOwner​(Window owner)
        Constructs an instance which can be used to request that the specified Window be the owner of the dialog.
        Parameters:
        owner - window.

    • Method Detail

      • getOwner

        public Window getOwner()
        Returns a Window owner, if one was specified, otherwise null.
        Returns:
        an owner window.

      • 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 DialogOwner, the category is class DialogOwner 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 DialogOwner, the category name is "dialog-owner".

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