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+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+
+package javax.print.attribute;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+/**
+ * Interface Attribute is the base interface implemented by any and every
+ * printing attribute class to indicate that the class represents a
+ * printing attribute. All printing attributes are serializable.
+ * <P>
+ *
+ * @author  David Mendenhall
+ * @author  Alan Kaminsky
+ */
+public interface Attribute extends Serializable {
+
+  /**
+   * Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category"
+   * for this printing attribute value when it is added to an attribute set.
+   *
+   * @return  Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class
+   *          {@link java.lang.Class java.lang.Class}.
+   */
+  public Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory();
+
+  /**
+   * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an
+   * instance.
+   * <P>
+   * <I>Note:</I> This method is intended to provide a default, nonlocalized
+   * string for the attribute's category. If two attribute objects return the
+   * same category from the <CODE>getCategory()</CODE> method, they should
+   * return the same name from the <CODE>getName()</CODE> method.
+   *
+   * @return  Attribute category name.
+   */
+  public String getName();
+
+}