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| 25 | + | |
| 26 | +package javax.print; | |
| 27 | + | |
| 28 | +import java.util.Locale; | |
| 29 | + | |
| 30 | +import javax.print.attribute.Attribute; | |
| 31 | +import javax.print.attribute.AttributeSet; | |
| 32 | +import javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttribute; | |
| 33 | +import javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttributeSet; | |
| 34 | +import javax.print.event.PrintServiceAttributeListener; | |
| 35 | + | |
| 36 | + | |
| 37 | +/** | |
| 38 | + * Interface PrintService is the factory for a DocPrintJob. A PrintService | |
| 39 | + * describes the capabilities of a Printer and can be queried regarding | |
| 40 | + * a printer's supported attributes. | |
| 41 | + * <P> | |
| 42 | + * Example: | |
| 43 | + * <PRE> | |
| 44 | + * DocFlavor flavor = DocFlavor.INPUT_STREAM.POSTSCRIPT; | |
| 45 | + * PrintRequestAttributeSet aset = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet(); | |
| 46 | + * aset.add(MediaSizeName.ISO_A4); | |
| 47 | + * PrintService[] pservices = | |
| 48 | + * PrintServiceLookup.lookupPrintServices(flavor, aset); | |
| 49 | + * if (pservices.length > 0) { | |
| 50 | + * DocPrintJob pj = pservices[0].createPrintJob(); | |
| 51 | + * try { | |
| 52 | + * FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("test.ps"); | |
| 53 | + * Doc doc = new SimpleDoc(fis, flavor, null); | |
| 54 | + * pj.print(doc, aset); | |
| 55 | + * } catch (FileNotFoundException fe) { | |
| 56 | + * } catch (PrintException e) { | |
| 57 | + * } | |
| 58 | + * } | |
| 59 | + * </PRE> | |
| 60 | + */ | |
| 61 | +public interface PrintService { | |
| 62 | + | |
| 63 | + /** Returns a String name for this print service which may be used | |
| 64 | + * by applications to request a particular print service. | |
| 65 | + * In a suitable context, such as a name service, this name must be | |
| 66 | + * unique. | |
| 67 | + * In some environments this unique name may be the same as the user | |
| 68 | + * friendly printer name defined as the | |
| 69 | + * {@link javax.print.attribute.standard.PrinterName PrinterName} | |
| 70 | + * attribute. | |
| 71 | + * @return name of the service. | |
| 72 | + */ | |
| 73 | + public String getName(); | |
| 74 | + | |
| 75 | + /** | |
| 76 | + * Creates and returns a PrintJob capable of handling data from | |
| 77 | + * any of the supported document flavors. | |
| 78 | + * @return a DocPrintJob object | |
| 79 | + */ | |
| 80 | + public DocPrintJob createPrintJob(); | |
| 81 | + | |
| 82 | + /** | |
| 83 | + * Registers a listener for events on this PrintService. | |
| 84 | + * @param listener a PrintServiceAttributeListener, which | |
| 85 | + * monitors the status of a print service | |
| 86 | + * @see #removePrintServiceAttributeListener | |
| 87 | + */ | |
| 88 | + public void addPrintServiceAttributeListener( | |
| 89 | + PrintServiceAttributeListener listener); | |
| 90 | + | |
| 91 | + /** | |
| 92 | + * Removes the print-service listener from this print service. | |
| 93 | + * This means the listener is no longer interested in | |
| 94 | + * <code>PrintService</code> events. | |
| 95 | + * @param listener a PrintServiceAttributeListener object | |
| 96 | + * @see #addPrintServiceAttributeListener | |
| 97 | + */ | |
| 98 | + public void removePrintServiceAttributeListener( | |
| 99 | + PrintServiceAttributeListener listener); | |
| 100 | + | |
| 101 | + /** | |
| 102 | + * Obtains this print service's set of printer description attributes | |
| 103 | + * giving this Print Service's status. The returned attribute set object | |
| 104 | + * is unmodifiable. The returned attribute set object is a "snapshot" of | |
| 105 | + * this Print Service's attribute set at the time of the | |
| 106 | + * <CODE>getAttributes()</CODE> method call: that is, the returned | |
| 107 | + * attribute set's contents will <I>not</I> be updated if this print | |
| 108 | + * service's attribute set's contents change in the future. To detect | |
| 109 | + * changes in attribute values, call <CODE>getAttributes()</CODE> again | |
| 110 | + * and compare the new attribute set to the previous attribute set; | |
| 111 | + * alternatively, register a listener for print service events. | |
| 112 | + * | |
| 113 | + * @return Unmodifiable snapshot of this Print Service's attribute set. | |
| 114 | + * May be empty, but not null. | |
| 115 | + */ | |
| 116 | + public PrintServiceAttributeSet getAttributes(); | |
| 117 | + | |
| 118 | + /** | |
| 119 | + * Gets the value of the single specified service attribute. | |
| 120 | + * This may be useful to clients which only need the value of one | |
| 121 | + * attribute and want to minimise overhead. | |
| 122 | + * @param category the category of a PrintServiceAttribute supported | |
| 123 | + * by this service - may not be null. | |
| 124 | + * @return the value of the supported attribute or null if the | |
| 125 | + * attribute is not supported by this service. | |
| 126 | + * @exception NullPointerException if the category is null. | |
| 127 | + * @exception IllegalArgumentException | |
| 128 | + * (unchecked exception) if <CODE>category</CODE> is not a | |
| 129 | + * <code>Class</code> that implements interface | |
| 130 | + *{@link javax.print.attribute.PrintServiceAttribute PrintServiceAttribute}. | |
| 131 | + */ | |
| 132 | + public <T extends PrintServiceAttribute> | |
| 133 | + T getAttribute(Class<T> category); | |
| 134 | + | |
| 135 | + /** | |
| 136 | + * Determines the print data formats a client can specify when setting | |
| 137 | + * up a job for this <code>PrintService</code>. A print data format is | |
| 138 | + * designated by a "doc | |
| 139 | + * flavor" (class {@link javax.print.DocFlavor DocFlavor}) | |
| 140 | + * consisting of a MIME type plus a print data representation class. | |
| 141 | + * <P> | |
| 142 | + * Note that some doc flavors may not be supported in combination | |
| 143 | + * with all attributes. Use <code>getUnsupportedAttributes(..)</code> | |
| 144 | + * to validate specific combinations. | |
| 145 | + * | |
| 146 | + * @return Array of supported doc flavors, should have at least | |
| 147 | + * one element. | |
| 148 | + * | |
| 149 | + */ | |
| 150 | + public DocFlavor[] getSupportedDocFlavors(); | |
| 151 | + | |
| 152 | + /** | |
| 153 | + * Determines if this print service supports a specific | |
| 154 | + * <code>DocFlavor</code>. This is a convenience method to determine | |
| 155 | + * if the <code>DocFlavor</code> would be a member of the result of | |
| 156 | + * <code>getSupportedDocFlavors()</code>. | |
| 157 | + * <p> | |
| 158 | + * Note that some doc flavors may not be supported in combination | |
| 159 | + * with all attributes. Use <code>getUnsupportedAttributes(..)</code> | |
| 160 | + * to validate specific combinations. | |
| 161 | + * | |
| 162 | + * @param flavor the <code>DocFlavor</code>to query for support. | |
| 163 | + * @return <code>true</code> if this print service supports the | |
| 164 | + * specified <code>DocFlavor</code>; <code>false</code> otherwise. | |
| 165 | + * @exception NullPointerException | |
| 166 | + * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>flavor</CODE> is null. | |
| 167 | + */ | |
| 168 | + public boolean isDocFlavorSupported(DocFlavor flavor); | |
| 169 | + | |
| 170 | + | |
| 171 | + /** | |
| 172 | + * Determines the printing attribute categories a client can specify | |
| 173 | + * when setting up a job for this print service. | |
| 174 | + * A printing attribute category is | |
| 175 | + * designated by a <code>Class</code> that implements interface | |
| 176 | + * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. This method returns | |
| 177 | + * just the attribute <I>categories</I> that are supported; it does not | |
| 178 | + * return the particular attribute <I>values</I> that are supported. | |
| 179 | + * <P> | |
| 180 | + * This method returns all the printing attribute | |
| 181 | + * categories this print service supports for any possible job. | |
| 182 | + * Some categories may not be supported in a particular context (ie | |
| 183 | + * for a particular <code>DocFlavor</code>). | |
| 184 | + * Use one of the methods that include a <code>DocFlavor</code> to | |
| 185 | + * validate the request before submitting it, such as | |
| 186 | + * <code>getSupportedAttributeValues(..)</code>. | |
| 187 | + * | |
| 188 | + * @return Array of printing attribute categories that the client can | |
| 189 | + * specify as a doc-level or job-level attribute in a Print | |
| 190 | + * Request. Each element in the array is a {@link java.lang.Class | |
| 191 | + * Class} that implements interface {@link | |
| 192 | + * javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. | |
| 193 | + * The array is empty if no categories are supported. | |
| 194 | + */ | |
| 195 | + public Class<?>[] getSupportedAttributeCategories(); | |
| 196 | + | |
| 197 | + /** | |
| 198 | + * Determines whether a client can specify the given printing | |
| 199 | + * attribute category when setting up a job for this print service. A | |
| 200 | + * printing attribute category is designated by a <code>Class</code> | |
| 201 | + * that implements interface {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute | |
| 202 | + * Attribute}. This method tells whether the attribute <I>category</I> is | |
| 203 | + * supported; it does not tell whether a particular attribute <I>value</I> | |
| 204 | + * is supported. | |
| 205 | + * <p> | |
| 206 | + * Some categories may not be supported in a particular context (ie | |
| 207 | + * for a particular <code>DocFlavor</code>). | |
| 208 | + * Use one of the methods which include a <code>DocFlavor</code> to | |
| 209 | + * validate the request before submitting it, such as | |
| 210 | + * <code>getSupportedAttributeValues(..)</code>. | |
| 211 | + * <P> | |
| 212 | + * This is a convenience method to determine if the category | |
| 213 | + * would be a member of the result of | |
| 214 | + * <code>getSupportedAttributeCategories()</code>. | |
| 215 | + * | |
| 216 | + * @param category Printing attribute category to test. It must be a | |
| 217 | + * <code>Class</code> that implements | |
| 218 | + * interface | |
| 219 | + * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. | |
| 220 | + * | |
| 221 | + * @return <code>true</code> if this print service supports | |
| 222 | + * specifying a doc-level or | |
| 223 | + * job-level attribute in <CODE>category</CODE> in a Print | |
| 224 | + * Request; <code>false</code> if it doesn't. | |
| 225 | + * | |
| 226 | + * @exception NullPointerException | |
| 227 | + * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is null. | |
| 228 | + * @exception IllegalArgumentException | |
| 229 | + * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is not a | |
| 230 | + * <code>Class</code> that implements interface | |
| 231 | + * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. | |
| 232 | + */ | |
| 233 | + public boolean | |
| 234 | + isAttributeCategorySupported(Class<? extends Attribute> category); | |
| 235 | + | |
| 236 | + /** | |
| 237 | + * Determines this print service's default printing attribute value in | |
| 238 | + * the given category. A printing attribute value is an instance of | |
| 239 | + * a class that implements interface | |
| 240 | + * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. If a client sets | |
| 241 | + * up a print job and does not specify any attribute value in the | |
| 242 | + * given category, this Print Service will use the | |
| 243 | + * default attribute value instead. | |
| 244 | + * <p> | |
| 245 | + * Some attributes may not be supported in a particular context (ie | |
| 246 | + * for a particular <code>DocFlavor</code>). | |
| 247 | + * Use one of the methods that include a <code>DocFlavor</code> to | |
| 248 | + * validate the request before submitting it, such as | |
| 249 | + * <code>getSupportedAttributeValues(..)</code>. | |
| 250 | + * <P> | |
| 251 | + * Not all attributes have a default value. For example the | |
| 252 | + * service will not have a defaultvalue for <code>RequestingUser</code> | |
| 253 | + * i.e. a null return for a supported category means there is no | |
| 254 | + * service default value for that category. Use the | |
| 255 | + * <code>isAttributeCategorySupported(Class)</code> method to | |
| 256 | + * distinguish these cases. | |
| 257 | + * | |
| 258 | + * @param category Printing attribute category for which the default | |
| 259 | + * attribute value is requested. It must be a {@link | |
| 260 | + * java.lang.Class Class} that implements interface | |
| 261 | + * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute | |
| 262 | + * Attribute}. | |
| 263 | + * | |
| 264 | + * @return Default attribute value for <CODE>category</CODE>, or null | |
| 265 | + * if this Print Service does not support specifying a doc-level or | |
| 266 | + * job-level attribute in <CODE>category</CODE> in a Print | |
| 267 | + * Request, or the service does not have a default value | |
| 268 | + * for this attribute. | |
| 269 | + * | |
| 270 | + * @exception NullPointerException | |
| 271 | + * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is null. | |
| 272 | + * @exception IllegalArgumentException | |
| 273 | + * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is not a | |
| 274 | + * {@link java.lang.Class Class} that implements interface {@link | |
| 275 | + * javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. | |
| 276 | + */ | |
| 277 | + public Object | |
| 278 | + getDefaultAttributeValue(Class<? extends Attribute> category); | |
| 279 | + | |
| 280 | + /** | |
| 281 | + * Determines the printing attribute values a client can specify in | |
| 282 | + * the given category when setting up a job for this print service. A | |
| 283 | + * printing | |
| 284 | + * attribute value is an instance of a class that implements interface | |
| 285 | + * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. | |
| 286 | + * <P> | |
| 287 | + * If <CODE>flavor</CODE> is null and <CODE>attributes</CODE> is null | |
| 288 | + * or is an empty set, this method returns all the printing attribute | |
| 289 | + * values this Print Service supports for any possible job. If | |
| 290 | + * <CODE>flavor</CODE> is not null or <CODE>attributes</CODE> is not | |
| 291 | + * an empty set, this method returns just the printing attribute values | |
| 292 | + * that are compatible with the given doc flavor and/or set of attributes. | |
| 293 | + * That is, a null return value may indicate that specifying this attribute | |
| 294 | + * is incompatible with the specified DocFlavor. | |
| 295 | + * Also if DocFlavor is not null it must be a flavor supported by this | |
| 296 | + * PrintService, else IllegalArgumentException will be thrown. | |
| 297 | + * <P> | |
| 298 | + * If the <code>attributes</code> parameter contains an Attribute whose | |
| 299 | + * category is the same as the <code>category</code> parameter, the service | |
| 300 | + * must ignore this attribute in the AttributeSet. | |
| 301 | + * <p> | |
| 302 | + * <code>DocAttribute</code>s which are to be specified on the | |
| 303 | + * <code>Doc</code> must be included in this set to accurately | |
| 304 | + * represent the context. | |
| 305 | + * <p> | |
| 306 | + * This method returns an Object because different printing attribute | |
| 307 | + * categories indicate the supported attribute values in different ways. | |
| 308 | + * The documentation for each printing attribute in package {@link | |
| 309 | + * javax.print.attribute.standard javax.print.attribute.standard} | |
| 310 | + * describes how each attribute indicates its supported values. Possible | |
| 311 | + * ways of indicating support include: | |
| 312 | + * <UL> | |
| 313 | + * <LI> | |
| 314 | + * Return a single instance of the attribute category to indicate that any | |
| 315 | + * value is legal -- used, for example, by an attribute whose value is an | |
| 316 | + * arbitrary text string. (The value of the returned attribute object is | |
| 317 | + * irrelevant.) | |
| 318 | + * <LI> | |
| 319 | + * Return an array of one or more instances of the attribute category, | |
| 320 | + * containing the legal values -- used, for example, by an attribute with | |
| 321 | + * a list of enumerated values. The type of the array is an array of the | |
| 322 | + * specified attribute category type as returned by its | |
| 323 | + * <code>getCategory(Class)</code>. | |
| 324 | + * <LI> | |
| 325 | + * Return a single object (of some class other than the attribute category) | |
| 326 | + * that indicates bounds on the legal values -- used, for example, by an | |
| 327 | + * integer-valued attribute that must lie within a certain range. | |
| 328 | + * </UL> | |
| 329 | + * <P> | |
| 330 | + * | |
| 331 | + * @param category Printing attribute category to test. It must be a | |
| 332 | + * {@link java.lang.Class Class} that implements | |
| 333 | + * interface {@link | |
| 334 | + * javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. | |
| 335 | + * @param flavor Doc flavor for a supposed job, or null. | |
| 336 | + * @param attributes Set of printing attributes for a supposed job | |
| 337 | + * (both job-level attributes and document-level | |
| 338 | + * attributes), or null. | |
| 339 | + * | |
| 340 | + * @return Object indicating supported values for <CODE>category</CODE>, | |
| 341 | + * or null if this Print Service does not support specifying a | |
| 342 | + * doc-level or job-level attribute in <CODE>category</CODE> in | |
| 343 | + * a Print Request. | |
| 344 | + * | |
| 345 | + * @exception NullPointerException | |
| 346 | + * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is null. | |
| 347 | + * @exception IllegalArgumentException | |
| 348 | + * (unchecked exception) Thrown if <CODE>category</CODE> is not a | |
| 349 | + * {@link java.lang.Class Class} that implements interface {@link | |
| 350 | + * javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}, or | |
| 351 | + * <code>DocFlavor</code> is not supported by this service. | |
| 352 | + */ | |
| 353 | + public Object | |
| 354 | + getSupportedAttributeValues(Class<? extends Attribute> category, | |
| 355 | + DocFlavor flavor, | |
| 356 | + AttributeSet attributes); | |
| 357 | + | |
| 358 | + /** | |
| 359 | + * Determines whether a client can specify the given printing | |
| 360 | + * attribute | |
| 361 | + * value when setting up a job for this Print Service. A printing | |
| 362 | + * attribute value is an instance of a class that implements interface | |
| 363 | + * {@link javax.print.attribute.Attribute Attribute}. | |
| 364 | + * <P> | |
| 365 | + * If <CODE>flavor</CODE> is null and <CODE>attributes</CODE> is null or | |
| 366 | + * is an empty set, this method tells whether this Print Service supports | |
| 367 | + * the given printing attribute value for some possible combination of doc | |
| 368 | + * flavor and set of attributes. If <CODE>flavor</CODE> is not null or | |
| 369 | + * <CODE>attributes</CODE> is not an empty set, this method tells whether | |
| 370 | + * this Print Service supports the given printing attribute value in | |
| 371 | + * combination with the given doc flavor and/or set of attributes. | |
| 372 | + * <p> | |
| 373 | + * Also if DocFlavor is not null it must be a flavor supported by this | |
| 374 | + * PrintService, else IllegalArgumentException will be thrown. | |
| 375 | + * <p> | |
| 376 | + * <code>DocAttribute</code>s which are to be specified on the | |
| 377 | + * <code>Doc</code> must be included in this set to accurately | |
| 378 | + * represent the context. | |
| 379 | + * <p> | |
| 380 | + * This is a convenience method to determine if the value | |
| 381 | + * would be a member of the result of | |
| 382 | + * <code>getSupportedAttributeValues(...)</code>. | |
| 383 | + * | |
| 384 | + * @param attrval Printing attribute value to test. | |
| 385 | + * @param flavor Doc flavor for a supposed job, or null. | |
| 386 | + * @param attributes Set of printing attributes for a supposed job | |
| 387 | + * (both job-level attributes and document-level | |
| 388 | + * attributes), or null. | |
| 389 | + * | |
| 390 | + * @return True if this Print Service supports specifying | |
| 391 | + * <CODE>attrval</CODE> as a doc-level or job-level attribute in a | |
| 392 | + * Print Request, false if it doesn't. | |
| 393 | + * | |
| 394 | + * @exception NullPointerException | |
| 395 | + * (unchecked exception) if <CODE>attrval</CODE> is null. | |
| 396 | + * @exception IllegalArgumentException if flavor is not supported by | |
| 397 | + * this PrintService. | |
| 398 | + */ | |
| 399 | + public boolean isAttributeValueSupported(Attribute attrval, | |
| 400 | + DocFlavor flavor, | |
| 401 | + AttributeSet attributes); | |
| 402 | + | |
| 403 | + | |
| 404 | + /** | |
| 405 | + * Identifies the attributes that are unsupported for a print request | |
| 406 | + * in the context of a particular DocFlavor. | |
| 407 | + * This method is useful for validating a potential print job and | |
| 408 | + * identifying the specific attributes which cannot be supported. | |
| 409 | + * It is important to supply only a supported DocFlavor or an | |
| 410 | + * IllegalArgumentException will be thrown. If the | |
| 411 | + * return value from this method is null, all attributes are supported. | |
| 412 | + * <p> | |
| 413 | + * <code>DocAttribute</code>s which are to be specified on the | |
| 414 | + * <code>Doc</code> must be included in this set to accurately | |
| 415 | + * represent the context. | |
| 416 | + * <p> | |
| 417 | + * If the return value is non-null, all attributes in the returned | |
| 418 | + * set are unsupported with this DocFlavor. The returned set does not | |
| 419 | + * distinguish attribute categories that are unsupported from | |
| 420 | + * unsupported attribute values. | |
| 421 | + * <p> | |
| 422 | + * A supported print request can then be created by removing | |
| 423 | + * all unsupported attributes from the original attribute set, | |
| 424 | + * except in the case that the DocFlavor is unsupported. | |
| 425 | + * <p> | |
| 426 | + * If any attributes are unsupported only because they are in conflict | |
| 427 | + * with other attributes then it is at the discretion of the service | |
| 428 | + * to select the attribute(s) to be identified as the cause of the | |
| 429 | + * conflict. | |
| 430 | + * <p> | |
| 431 | + * Use <code>isDocFlavorSupported()</code> to verify that a DocFlavor | |
| 432 | + * is supported before calling this method. | |
| 433 | + * | |
| 434 | + * @param flavor Doc flavor to test, or null | |
| 435 | + * @param attributes Set of printing attributes for a supposed job | |
| 436 | + * (both job-level attributes and document-level | |
| 437 | + * attributes), or null. | |
| 438 | + * | |
| 439 | + * @return null if this Print Service supports the print request | |
| 440 | + * specification, else the unsupported attributes. | |
| 441 | + * | |
| 442 | + * @exception IllegalArgumentException if<CODE>flavor</CODE> is | |
| 443 | + * not supported by this PrintService. | |
| 444 | + */ | |
| 445 | + public AttributeSet getUnsupportedAttributes(DocFlavor flavor, | |
| 446 | + AttributeSet attributes); | |
| 447 | + | |
| 448 | + /** | |
| 449 | + * Returns a factory for UI components which allow users to interact | |
| 450 | + * with the service in various roles. | |
| 451 | + * Services which do not provide any UI should return null. | |
| 452 | + * Print Services which do provide UI but want to be supported in | |
| 453 | + * an environment with no UI support should ensure that the factory | |
| 454 | + * is not initialised unless the application calls this method to | |
| 455 | + * obtain the factory. | |
| 456 | + * See <code>ServiceUIFactory</code> for more information. | |
| 457 | + * @return null or a factory for UI components. | |
| 458 | + */ | |
| 459 | + public ServiceUIFactory getServiceUIFactory(); | |
| 460 | + | |
| 461 | + /** | |
| 462 | + * Determines if two services are referring to the same underlying | |
| 463 | + * service. Objects encapsulating a print service may not exhibit | |
| 464 | + * equality of reference even though they refer to the same underlying | |
| 465 | + * service. | |
| 466 | + * <p> | |
| 467 | + * Clients should call this method to determine if two services are | |
| 468 | + * referring to the same underlying service. | |
| 469 | + * <p> | |
| 470 | + * Services must implement this method and return true only if the | |
| 471 | + * service objects being compared may be used interchangeably by the | |
| 472 | + * client. | |
| 473 | + * Services are free to return the same object reference to an underlying | |
| 474 | + * service if that, but clients must not depend on equality of reference. | |
| 475 | + * @param obj the reference object with which to compare. | |
| 476 | + * @return true if this service is the same as the obj argument, | |
| 477 | + * false otherwise. | |
| 478 | + */ | |
| 479 | + public boolean equals(Object obj); | |
| 480 | + | |
| 481 | + /** | |
| 482 | + * This method should be implemented consistently with | |
| 483 | + * <code>equals(Object)</code>. | |
| 484 | + * @return hash code of this object. | |
| 485 | + */ | |
| 486 | + public int hashCode(); | |
| 487 | + | |
| 488 | +} | |