/*
 * @(#)PrinterMakeAndModel.java	1.6 03/01/23
 *
 * Copyright 2003 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.TextSyntax;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttribute;

/**
 * Class PrinterMakeAndModel is a printing attribute class, a text attribute, 
 * that the make and model of the printer. 
 * <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 PrinterMakeAndModel extends TextSyntax
	implements PrintServiceAttribute {

    /**
     * Constructs a new printer make and model attribute with the given make
     * and model string and locale. 
     *
     * @param  makeAndModel  Printer make and model string.
     * @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>makeAndModel</CODE> is null. 
     */
    public PrinterMakeAndModel(String makeAndModel, Locale locale) {
	super (makeAndModel, locale);
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether this printer make and model 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 PrinterMakeAndModel.
     * <LI>
     * This printer make and model attribute's underlying string and 
     * <CODE>object</CODE>'s underlying string are equal. 
     * <LI>
     * This printer make and model 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 printer
     *          make and model attribute, false otherwise. 
     */
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
	return (super.equals(object) &&
		object instanceof PrinterMakeAndModel);
    }
    
    /**
     * Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" 
     * for this printing attribute value.
     * <P>
     * For class PrinterMakeAndModel, the 
     * category is class PrinterMakeAndModel itself. 
     *
     * @return  Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class
     *          {@link java.lang.Class java.lang.Class}.
     */
    public final Class getCategory() {
	return PrinterMakeAndModel.class;
    }

    /**
     * Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an 
     * instance. 
     * <P>
     * For class PrinterMakeAndModel, the 
     * category name is <CODE>"printer-make-and-model"</CODE>. 
     *
     * @return  Attribute category name.
     */
    public final String getName() {
	return "printer-make-and-model";
    }

}