/*
 * @(#)Copies.java	1.7 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 javax.print.attribute.Attribute;
import javax.print.attribute.IntegerSyntax;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintRequestAttribute;
import javax.print.attribute.PrintJobAttribute;

/**
 * Class Copies is an integer valued printing attribute class that specifies the 
 * number of copies to be printed. 
 * <P>
 * On many devices the supported number of collated copies will be limited by 
 * the number of physical output bins on the device, and may be different from 
 * the number of uncollated copies which can be supported. 
 * <P>
 * The effect of a Copies attribute with a value of <I>n</I> on a multidoc print 
 * job (a job with multiple documents) depends on the (perhaps defaulted) value 
 * of the {@link MultipleDocumentHandling MultipleDocumentHandling} attribute: 
 * <UL>
 * <LI>
 * SINGLE_DOCUMENT -- The result will be <I>n</I> copies of a single output 
 * document comprising all the input docs. 
 * <P>
 * <LI>
 * SINGLE_DOCUMENT_NEW_SHEET -- The result will be <I>n</I> copies of a single 
 * output document comprising all the input docs, and the first impression of 
 * each input doc will always start on a new media sheet. 
 * <P>
 * <LI>
 * SEPARATE_DOCUMENTS_UNCOLLATED_COPIES -- The result will be <I>n</I> copies of 
 * the first input document, followed by <I>n</I> copies of the second input 
 * document, . . . followed by <I>n</I> copies of the last input document. 
 * <P>
 * <LI>
 * SEPARATE_DOCUMENTS_COLLATED_COPIES -- The result will be the first input 
 * document, the second input document, . . . the last input document, the group 
 * of documents being repeated <I>n</I> times.
 * </UL> 
 * <P>
 * <B>IPP Compatibility:</B> The integer value gives the IPP integer value. The 
 * category name returned by <CODE>getName()</CODE> gives the IPP attribute 
 * name. 
 * <P>
 *
 * @author  David Mendenhall
 * @author  Alan Kamihensky
 */
public final class Copies extends IntegerSyntax
	implements PrintRequestAttribute, PrintJobAttribute {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -6426631521680023833L;

    /**
     * Construct a new copies attribute with the given integer value. 
     *
     * @param  value  Integer value.
     *
     * @exception  IllegalArgumentException
     *  (Unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>value</CODE> is less than 1.
     */
    public Copies(int value) {
	super (value, 1, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
    }

    /**
     * Returns whether this copies 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 Copies.
     * <LI>
     * This copies attribute's value and <CODE>object</CODE>'s value are 
     * equal. 
     * </OL>
     *
     * @param  object  Object to compare to.
     *
     * @return  True if <CODE>object</CODE> is equivalent to this copies
     *          attribute, false otherwise. 
     */
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
	return super.equals (object) && object instanceof Copies;
    }

    /**
     * Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" 
     * for this printing attribute value.
     * <P>
     * For class Copies, the category is class Copies itself. 
     *
     * @return  Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class
     *          {@link java.lang.Class java.lang.Class}.
     */
    public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory() {
	return Copies.class;
    }

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