Class DialogOwner

java.lang.Object

javax.print.attribute.standard.DialogOwner

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Attribute, PrintRequestAttribute

public final class DialogOwner extends Object implements PrintRequestAttribute

An attribute class used to support requesting a print or page setup dialog be kept displayed on top of all windows or some specific window.

Constructed without any arguments it will request that a print or page setup dialog be configured as if the application directly was to specify java.awt.Window.setAlwaysOnTop(true), subject to permission checks.

Constructed with a Window parameter, it requests that the dialog be owned by the specified window.

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Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`DialogOwner()`	Constructs an instance which can be used to request `java.awt.Window.setAlwaysOnTop(true)` behaviour.
`DialogOwner(Window owner)`	Constructs an instance which can be used to request that the specified `Window` be the owner of the dialog.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`final Class<? extends Attribute>`	`getCategory()`	Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.
`final String`	`getName()`	Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.
`Window`	`getOwner()`	Returns a `Window owner`, if one was specified, otherwise `null`.

Methods declared in class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

DialogOwner

public DialogOwner()

Constructs an instance which can be used to request java.awt.Window.setAlwaysOnTop(true) behaviour. This should be used where there is no application preferred owner window. Whether this has any effect depends on if always on top is supported for this platform and the particular dialog to be displayed.

DialogOwner

public DialogOwner(Window owner)

Constructs an instance which can be used to request that the specified Window be the owner of the dialog.

Parameters:: owner - window.

Method Details

getOwner

public Window getOwner()

Returns a Window owner, if one was specified, otherwise null.

Returns:: an owner window.

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 DialogOwner, the category is class DialogOwner 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 DialogOwner, the category name is "dialog-owner".

Specified by:: getName in interface Attribute
Returns:: attribute category name

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