/*
 * @(#)OutputDeviceAssigned.java	1.9 04/05/05
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */
package javax.print.attribute.standard;

import java.util.Locale;

import javax.print.attribute.Attribute;
import javax.print.attribute.TextSyntax;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintJobAttribute;

/**
 * Class OutputDeviceAssigned is a printing attribute class, a text attribute, 
 * that identifies the output device to which the service has assigned this 
 * job. If an output device implements an embedded Print Service instance, the 
 * printer need not set this attribute. If a print server implements a 
 * Print Service instance, the value may be empty (zero- length string) or not 
 * returned until the service assigns an output device to the job. This 
 * attribute is particularly useful when a single service supports multiple 
 * devices (so called "fan-out"). 
 * <P>
 * <B>IPP Compatibility:</B> The string value gives the IPP name value. The 
 * locale gives the IPP natural language. The category name returned by 
 * <CODE>getName()</CODE> gives the IPP attribute name. 
 * <P>
 *
 * @author  Alan Kaminsky
 */
public final class OutputDeviceAssigned extends TextSyntax 
    implements PrintJobAttribute {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 5486733778854271081L;

    /**
     * Constructs a new output device assigned attribute with the given device 
     * name and locale. 
     *
     * @param  deviceName  Device name.
     * @param  locale      Natural language of the text string. null
     * is interpreted to mean the default locale as returned
     * by <code>Locale.getDefault()</code>
     *
     * @exception  NullPointerException
     *   (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>deviceName</CODE> is null. 
     */
    public OutputDeviceAssigned(String deviceName, Locale locale) {
	
	super (deviceName, locale);
    }

    // Exported operations inherited and overridden from class Object.
    
    /**
     * Returns whether this output device assigned 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 OutputDeviceAssigned.
     * <LI>
     * This output device assigned attribute's underlying string and 
     * <CODE>object</CODE>'s underlying string are equal. 
     * <LI>
     * This output device assigned attribute's locale and 
     * <CODE>object</CODE>'s locale are equal. 
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param  object  Object to compare to.
     *
     * @return  True if <CODE>object</CODE> is equivalent to this output
     *          device assigned attribute, false otherwise. 
     */
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
	return (super.equals (object) &&
		object instanceof OutputDeviceAssigned);
    }
        
    /**
     * Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" 
     * for this printing attribute value.
     * <P>
     * For class OutputDeviceAssigned, the 
     * category is class OutputDeviceAssigned itself. 
     *
     * @return  Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class
     *          {@link java.lang.Class java.lang.Class}.
     */
    public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory() {
	return OutputDeviceAssigned.class;
    }
    
    /**
     * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an 
     * instance. 
     * <P>
     * For class OutputDeviceAssigned, the 
     * category name is <CODE>"output-device-assigned"</CODE>. 
     *
     * @return  Attribute category name.
     */
    public final String getName() {
	return "output-device-assigned";
    }
    
}