DocumentName (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.print.attribute.standard.DocumentName class
Date: 2026-04-22

javax.print.attribute.standard

## Class DocumentName

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

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

      public final class DocumentName
      extends TextSyntax
      implements DocAttribute

  Class DocumentName is a printing attribute class, a text attribute, that specifies the name of a document. DocumentName is an attribute of the print data (the doc), not of the Print Job. A document's name is an arbitrary string defined by the client. However if a JobName is not specified, the DocumentName should be used instead, which implies that supporting specification of DocumentName requires reporting of JobName and vice versa. See `JobName` for more information.

  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
    `DocumentName(String documentName, Locale locale)` Constructs a new document name attribute with the given document name and locale.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(Object object)` Returns whether this document name 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

    - #### DocumentName

          public DocumentName(String documentName,
                              Locale locale)

      Constructs a new document name attribute with the given document name and locale.
      Parameters:
        `documentName` - Document 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 `documentName` is null.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object object)

      Returns whether this document name 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 DocumentName.
      3. This document name attribute's underlying string and `object`'s underlying string are equal.
      4. This document name 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 document name 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 DocumentName, the category is class DocumentName 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 DocumentName, the category name is `"document-name"`.

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

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