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## javax.print.attribute.standard
Class PrinterInfo

    java.lang.Object
      javax.print.attribute.TextSyntax
          javax.print.attribute.standard.PrinterInfo

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Cloneable, Attribute, PrintServiceAttribute

    public final class PrinterInfo

extends TextSyntax
implements PrintServiceAttribute

Class PrinterInfo is a printing attribute class, a text attribute, that provides descriptive information about a printer. This could include things like: `"This printer can be used for printing color transparencies for HR presentations"`, or `"Out of courtesy for others, please print only small (1-5 page) jobs at this printer"`, or even \ `"This printer is going away on July 1, 1997, please find a new printer"`.

IPP Compatibility: The string value gives the IPP name value. The locale gives the IPP natural language. The category name returned by `getName()` gives the IPP attribute name.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`PrinterInfo(String info, Locale locale)` Constructs a new printer info attribute with the given information string and locale.

Method Summary
`boolean` | `equals(Object object)` Returns whether this printer info attribute is equivalent to the passed in object.
`Class<? extends Attribute>` | `getCategory()` Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.
`String` | `getName()` Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

Methods inherited from class javax.print.attribute.TextSyntax
`getLocale, getValue, hashCode, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### PrinterInfo

    public PrinterInfo(String info,
                       Locale locale)

  Constructs a new printer info attribute with the given information string and locale.

  Parameters:
    `info` - Printer information string.
    `locale` - Natural language of the text string. null is interpreted to mean the default locale as returned by `Locale.getDefault()`
  Throws:
    `NullPointerException` - (unchecked exception) Thrown if `info` is null.

Method Detail

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object object)

  Returns whether this printer info 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 PrinterInfo.
  3. This printer info attribute's underlying string and `object`'s underlying string are equal.
  4. This printer info attribute's locale and `object`'s locale are equal.

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `TextSyntax`
  Parameters:
    `object` - Object to compare to.
  Returns:
    True if `object` is equivalent to this printer info attribute, false otherwise.
  See Also:
    `Object.hashCode()`, `Hashtable`

### 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 PrinterInfo, the category is class PrinterInfo 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 PrinterInfo, the category name is `"printer-info"`.

  Specified by:
    `getName` in interface `Attribute`
  Returns:
    Attribute category name.

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