Compression (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.print.attribute.standard.Compression class
Date: 2026-04-17

javax.print.attribute.standard

## Class Compression

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.print.attribute.EnumSyntax
  - - javax.print.attribute.standard.Compression

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

      public class Compression
      extends EnumSyntax
      implements DocAttribute

  Class Compression is a printing attribute class, an enumeration, that specifies how print data is compressed. Compression is an attribute of the print data (the doc), not of the Print Job. If a Compression attribute is not specified for a doc, the printer assumes the doc's print data is uncompressed (i.e., the default Compression value is always `NONE`).

  IPP Compatibility: The category name returned by `getName()` is the IPP attribute name. The enumeration's integer value is the IPP enum value. The `toString()` method returns the IPP string representation of the attribute value.

  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Compression` | `COMPRESS` UNIX compression technology.
    `static Compression` | `DEFLATE` ZIP public domain inflate/deflate compression technology.
    `static Compression` | `GZIP` GNU zip compression technology described in RFC 1952.
    `static Compression` | `NONE` No compression is used.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `Compression(int value)` Construct a new compression enumeration value with the given integer value.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Class<? extends Attribute>` | `getCategory()` Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.
    `protected EnumSyntax[]` | `getEnumValueTable()` Returns the enumeration value table for class Compression.
    `String` | `getName()` Get the name of the category of which this attribute value is an instance.
    `protected String[]` | `getStringTable()` Returns the string table for class Compression.

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

      `clone, getOffset, getValue, hashCode, readResolve, toString`

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

      `equals, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### NONE

          public static final Compression NONE

      No compression is used.

    - #### DEFLATE

          public static final Compression DEFLATE

      ZIP public domain inflate/deflate compression technology.

    - #### GZIP

          public static final Compression GZIP

      GNU zip compression technology described in RFC 1952.

    - #### COMPRESS

          public static final Compression COMPRESS

      UNIX compression technology.

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Compression

          protected Compression(int value)

      Construct a new compression enumeration value with the given integer value.
      Parameters:
        `value` - Integer value.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getStringTable

          protected String[] getStringTable()

      Returns the string table for class Compression.
      Overrides:
        `getStringTable` in class `EnumSyntax`
      Returns:
        the string table

    - #### getEnumValueTable

          protected EnumSyntax[] getEnumValueTable()

      Returns the enumeration value table for class Compression.
      Overrides:
        `getEnumValueTable` in class `EnumSyntax`
      Returns:
        the value table

    - #### 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 Compression and any vendor-defined subclasses, the category is class Compression 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 Compression and any vendor-defined subclasses, the category name is `"compression"`.

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

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