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

javax.print.attribute.standard

## Class DialogTypeSelection

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

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

      public final class DialogTypeSelection
      extends EnumSyntax
      implements PrintRequestAttribute

  Class DialogTypeSelection is a printing attribute class, an enumeration, that indicates the user dialog type to be used for specifying printing options. If `NATIVE` is specified, then where available, a native platform dialog is displayed. If `COMMON` is specified, a cross-platform print dialog is displayed. This option to specify a native dialog for use with an IPP attribute set provides a standard way to reflect back of the setting and option changes made by a user to the calling application, and integrates the native dialog into the Java printing APIs. But note that some options and settings in a native dialog may not necessarily map to IPP attributes as they may be non-standard platform, or even printer specific options.

  IPP Compatibility: This is not an IPP attribute.

  Since:
    1.7
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static DialogTypeSelection` | `COMMON`
    `static DialogTypeSelection` | `NATIVE`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `DialogTypeSelection(int value)` Construct a new dialog type selection enumeration value with the given integer value.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Class` | `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 DialogTypeSelection.
    `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 DialogTypeSelection.

    - ### 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

    - #### NATIVE

          public static final DialogTypeSelection NATIVE

    - #### COMMON

          public static final DialogTypeSelection COMMON

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### DialogTypeSelection

          protected DialogTypeSelection(int value)

      Construct a new dialog type selection enumeration value with the given integer value.
      Parameters:
        `value` - Integer value.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getStringTable

          protected String[] getStringTable()

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

    - #### getEnumValueTable

          protected EnumSyntax[] getEnumValueTable()

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

    - #### getCategory

          public final Class getCategory()

      Get the printing attribute class which is to be used as the "category" for this printing attribute value.

      For class DialogTypeSelection the category is class DialogTypeSelection 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 DialogTypeSelection the category name is `"dialog-type-selection"`.

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

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