OutputDeviceAssigned (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.print.attribute.standard.OutputDeviceAssigned class
Date: 2026-04-24

javax.print.attribute.standard

## Class OutputDeviceAssigned

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.print.attribute.TextSyntax
  - - javax.print.attribute.standard.OutputDeviceAssigned

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

      public final class OutputDeviceAssigned
      extends TextSyntax
      implements PrintJobAttribute

  Class OutputDeviceAssigned is a printing attribute class, a text attribute, that identifies the output device to which the service has assigned this job. If an output device implements an embedded Print Service instance, the printer need not set this attribute. If a print server implements a Print Service instance, the value may be empty (zero- length string) or not returned until the service assigns an output device to the job. This attribute is particularly useful when a single service supports multiple devices (so called "fan-out").

  IPP Compatibility: The string value gives the IPP name value. The locale gives the IPP natural language. The category name returned by `getName()` gives the IPP attribute name.

  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `OutputDeviceAssigned(String deviceName, Locale locale)` Constructs a new output device assigned attribute with the given device name and locale.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(Object object)` Returns whether this output device assigned 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.TextSyntax

      `getLocale, getValue, hashCode, toString`

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### OutputDeviceAssigned

          public OutputDeviceAssigned(String deviceName,
                                      Locale locale)

      Constructs a new output device assigned attribute with the given device name and locale.
      Parameters:
        `deviceName` - Device name.
        `locale` - Natural language of the text string. null is interpreted to mean the default locale as returned by `Locale.getDefault()`
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - (unchecked exception) Thrown if `deviceName` is null.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object object)

      Returns whether this output device assigned 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 OutputDeviceAssigned.
      3. This output device assigned attribute's underlying string and `object`'s underlying string are equal.
      4. This output device assigned attribute's locale and `object`'s locale are equal.
      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `TextSyntax`
      Parameters:
        `object` - Object to compare to.
      Returns:
        True if `object` is equivalent to this output device assigned 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 OutputDeviceAssigned, the category is class OutputDeviceAssigned 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 OutputDeviceAssigned, the category name is `"output-device-assigned"`.

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

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