JobMediaSheets (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.print.attribute.standard.JobMediaSheets class
Date: 2026-03-16

javax.print.attribute.standard

## Class JobMediaSheets

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.print.attribute.IntegerSyntax
  - - javax.print.attribute.standard.JobMediaSheets

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

      public class JobMediaSheets
      extends IntegerSyntax
      implements PrintRequestAttribute, PrintJobAttribute

  Class JobMediaSheets is an integer valued printing attribute class that specifies the total number of media sheets to be produced for this job.

  The JobMediaSheets attribute describes the size of the job. This attribute is not intended to be a counter; it is intended to be useful routing and scheduling information if known. The printer may try to compute the JobMediaSheets attribute's value if it is not supplied in the Print Request. Even if the client does supply a value for the JobMediaSheets attribute in the Print Request, the printer may choose to change the value if the printer is able to compute a value which is more accurate than the client supplied value. The printer may be able to determine the correct value for the JobMediaSheets attribute either right at job submission time or at any later point in time.

  Unlike the `JobKOctets` and `JobImpressions` attributes, the JobMediaSheets value must include the multiplicative factors contributed by the number of copies specified by the `Copies` attribute and a "number of copies" instruction embedded in the document data, if any. This difference allows the system administrator to control the lower and upper bounds of both (1) the size of the document(s) with `JobKOctetsSupported` and `JobImpressionsSupported` and (2) the size of the job with `JobMediaSheetsSupported`.

  IPP Compatibility: The integer value gives the IPP integer value. The category name returned by `getName()` gives the IPP attribute name.

  See Also:
    `JobMediaSheetsSupported`, `JobMediaSheetsCompleted`, `JobKOctets`, `JobImpressions`, Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `JobMediaSheets(int value)` Construct a new job media sheets attribute with the given integer value.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(Object object)` Returns whether this job media sheets 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.IntegerSyntax

      `getValue, hashCode, toString`

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### JobMediaSheets

          public JobMediaSheets(int value)

      Construct a new job media sheets attribute with the given integer value.
      Parameters:
        `value` - Integer value.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - (Unchecked exception) Thrown if `value` is less than 0.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object object)

      Returns whether this job media sheets 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 JobMediaSheets.
      3. This job media sheets attribute's value and `object`'s value are equal.
      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `IntegerSyntax`
      Parameters:
        `object` - Object to compare to.
      Returns:
        True if `object` is equivalent to this job media sheets 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 JobMediaSheets and any vendor-defined subclasses, the category is class JobMediaSheets 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 JobMediaSheets and any vendor-defined subclasses, the category name is `"job-media-sheets"`.

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

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