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package javax.print.attribute.standard;

import java.net.URI;

import javax.print.attribute.Attribute;

import javax.print.attribute.URISyntax;

import javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttribute;

/**

 * Class PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer is a printing attribute class, a URI,

 * that is used to obtain more information about this type of device.

 * The information obtained from this URI is intended for end user

 * consumption. Features outside the scope of the Print Service API

 * can be accessed from this URI (e.g.,

 * latest firmware, upgrades, service proxies, optional features available,

 * details on color support). The information is intended to be germane to

 * this kind of printer without regard to site specific modifications or

 * services.

 * <P

 * In contrast, the {@link PrinterMoreInfo PrinterMoreInfo} attribute is used

 * to find out more information about this specific printer rather than this

 * general kind of printer.

 * <P>

 * <P>

 * <B>IPP Compatibility:</B> The string form returned by

 * <CODE>toString()</CODE> gives the IPP uri value.

 * The category name returned by <CODE>getName()</CODE>

 * gives the IPP attribute name.

 * <P>

 *

 * @author  Alan Kaminsky

 */

public final class PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer extends URISyntax

        implements PrintServiceAttribute {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3323271346485076608L;

    /**

     * Constructs a new printer more info manufacturer attribute with the

     * specified URI.

     *

     * @param  uri  URI.

     *

     * @exception  NullPointerException

     *     (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>uri</CODE> is null.

     */

    public PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer(URI uri) {

        super (uri);

    }

    /**

     * Returns whether this printer more info manufacturer attribute is

     * equivalent to the passed in object. To be equivalent, all of the

     * following conditions must be true:

     * <OL TYPE=1>

     * <LI>

     * <CODE>object</CODE> is not null.

     * <LI>

     * <CODE>object</CODE> is an instance of class

     * PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer.

     * <LI>

     * This printer more info manufacturer attribute's URI and

     * <CODE>object</CODE>'s URI are equal.

     * </OL>

     *

     * @param  object  Object to compare to.

     *

     * @return  True if <CODE>object</CODE> is equivalent to this printer

     *          more info manufacturer attribute, false otherwise.

     */

    public boolean equals(Object object) {

        return (super.equals(object) &&

                object instanceof PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer);

    }

    /**

     * Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category"

     * for this printing attribute value.

     * <P>

     * For class PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer, the category is

     * class PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer itself.

     *

     * @return  Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class

     *          {@link java.lang.Class java.lang.Class}.

     */

    public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory() {

        return PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer.class;

    }

    /**

     * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an

     * instance.

     * <P>

     * For class PrinterMoreInfoManufacturer, the category name is

     * <CODE>"printer-more-info-manufacturer"</CODE>.

     *

     * @return  Attribute category name.

     */

    public final String getName() {

        return "printer-more-info-manufacturer";

    }

}