Source for javax.print.attribute.DocAttributeSet

   1: /* DocAttributeSet.java -- 
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  38: package javax.print.attribute;
  39: 
  40: /**
  41:  * <code>DocAttributeSet</code> specifies an attribute set which only
  42:  * allows printing attributes of type 
  43:  * {@link javax.print.attribute.DocAttribute}.
  44:  * <p>
  45:  * The methods {@link #add(Attribute)} and {@link #addAll(AttributeSet)} are
  46:  * respecified in this interface to indicate that only 
  47:  * <code>DocAttribute</code> instances are allowed in this set.
  48:  * </p>
  49:  * 
  50:  * @author Michael Koch (konqueror@gmx.de)
  51:  */
  52: public interface DocAttributeSet extends AttributeSet
  53: {
  54:   /**
  55:    * Adds the specified attribute value to this attribute set 
  56:    * if it is not already present.
  57:    * 
  58:    * This operation removes any existing attribute of the same category 
  59:    * before adding the given attribute. 
  60:    * 
  61:    * @param attribute the attribute to add.
  62:    * @return <code>true</code> if the set is changed, false otherwise.
  63:    * @throws ClassCastException if attribute is not of type 
  64:    * <code>DocAttribute</code>.
  65:    * @throws NullPointerException if the attribute is <code>null</code>.
  66:    * @throws UnmodifiableSetException if the set does not support modification.
  67:    */
  68:   boolean add (Attribute attribute);
  69: 
  70:   /**
  71:    * Adds all of the elements in the specified set to this attribute set.
  72:    * 
  73:    * @param attributes the set of attributes to add.
  74:    * @return <code>true</code> if the set is changed, false otherwise.
  75:    * @throws ClassCastException if one of the attributes is not of type 
  76:    * <code>DocAttribute</code>.
  77:    * @throws UnmodifiableSetException if the set does not support modification.
  78:    * 
  79:    * @see #add(Attribute)
  80:    */
  81:   boolean addAll (AttributeSet attributes);
  82: }