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39 package gnu.javax.print.ipp.attribute;
41 import java.io.Serializable;
43 /**
44 * <code>CharsetSyntax</code> is the abstract base class of all attribute
45 * classes which provide a charset (US-ASCII) string as value.
47 * @author Wolfgang Baer (WBaer@gmx.de)
49 public abstract class CharsetSyntax implements Cloneable, Serializable
51 private final String value;
53 /**
54 * Creates a <code>CharsetSyntax</code> object with the given value
55 * and locale.
57 * @param value the value for this syntax
59 * @exception NullPointerException if value is null
61 protected CharsetSyntax(String value)
63 if (value == null)
64 throw new NullPointerException("value may not be null");
66 this.value = value;
69 /**
70 * Returns the value of this syntax object.
72 * @return The value.
74 public String getValue()
76 return value;
79 /**
80 * Returns the hashcode for this object.
82 * @return The hashcode.
84 public int hashCode()
86 return value.hashCode();
89 /**
90 * Tests if the given object is equal to this object.
92 * @param obj the object to test
94 * @return true if both objects are equal, false otherwise.
96 public boolean equals(Object obj)
98 if (! (obj instanceof CharsetSyntax))
99 return false;
101 CharsetSyntax tmp = (CharsetSyntax) obj;
102 return value.equals(tmp.getValue());
106 * Returns a string representing the object. The returned
107 * string is the underlying text value of this object.
109 * @return The string representation.
111 public String toString()
113 return getValue();