javax.print.attribute.standard

## Class Destination

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.print.attribute.URISyntax
  - - javax.print.attribute.standard.Destination

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Cloneable, Attribute, PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute

      public final class Destination
      extends URISyntax
      implements PrintJobAttribute, PrintRequestAttribute

  Class Destination is a printing attribute class, a URI, that is used to indicate an alternate destination for the spooled printer formatted data. Many PrintServices will not support the notion of a destination other than the printer device, and so will not support this attribute.

  A common use for this attribute will be applications which want to redirect output to a local disk file : eg."file:out.prn". Note that proper construction of "file:" scheme URI instances should be performed using the `toURI()` method of class `File`. See the documentation on that class for more information.

  If a destination URI is specified in a PrintRequest and it is not accessible for output by the PrintService, a PrintException will be thrown. The PrintException may implement URIException to provide a more specific cause.

  IPP Compatibility: Destination is not an IPP attribute.

  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `Destination(URI uri)` | Constructs a new destination attribute with the specified URI.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(Object object)` | Returns whether this destination attribute is equivalent to the passed in object.
    `Class<? extends Attribute>` | `getCategory()` | Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.
    `String` | `getName()` | Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.print.attribute.URISyntax

      `getURI, hashCode, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Destination

          public Destination(URI uri)

      Constructs a new destination attribute with the specified URI.
      Parameters:
        `uri` - URI.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - (unchecked exception) Thrown if `uri` is null.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object object)

      Returns whether this destination attribute is equivalent to the passed in object. To be equivalent, all of the following conditions must be true:
      1. `object` is not null.
      2. `object` is an instance of class Destination.
      3. This destination attribute's URI and `object`'s URI are equal.
      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `URISyntax`
      Parameters:
        `object` - Object to compare to.
      Returns:
        True if `object` is equivalent to this destination attribute, false otherwise.
      See Also:
        `Object.hashCode()`, `HashMap`

    - #### getCategory

          public final Class<? extends Attribute> getCategory()

      Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

      For class Destination, the category is class Destination itself.

      Specified by:
        `getCategory` in interface `Attribute`
      Returns:
        Printing attribute class (category), an instance of class `java.lang.Class`.

    - #### getName

          public final String getName()

      Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.

      For class Destination, the category name is `"spool-data-destination"`.

      Specified by:
        `getName` in interface `Attribute`
      Returns:
        Attribute category name.

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