old-autovect-branch/libjava/classpath/javax/print/attribute/PrintJobAttributeSet.java

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  37
  38 package javax.print.attribute;
  39
  40 /**
  41  * <code>PrintJobAttributeSet</code> specifies an attribute set which only
  42  * allows printing attributes of type
  43  * {@link javax.print.attribute.PrintJobAttribute}.
  44  * <p>
  45  * The methods {@link #add(Attribute)} and {@link #addAll(AttributeSet)} are
  46  * respecified in this interface to indicate that only
  47  * <code>PrintJobAttribute</code> instances are allowed in this set.
  48  * </p>
  49  *
  50  * @author Michael Koch (konqueror@gmx.de)
  51  */
  52 public interface PrintJobAttributeSet 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>PrintJobAttribute</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>PrintJobAttribute</code>.
  77    * @throws UnmodifiableSetException if the set does not support modification.
  78    *
  79    * @see #add(Attribute)
  80    */
  81   boolean addAll (AttributeSet attributes);
  82 }