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+/*
+ * Copyright 1997-2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation. Sun designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
+ * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or
+ * have any questions.
+ */
+package javax.swing.text;
+
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+
+/**
+ * A collection of unique attributes. This is a read-only,
+ * immutable interface. An attribute is basically a key and
+ * a value assigned to the key. The collection may represent
+ * something like a style run, a logical style, etc. These
+ * are generally used to describe features that will contribute
+ * to some graphical representation such as a font. The
+ * set of possible keys is unbounded and can be anything.
+ * Typically View implementations will respond to attribute
+ * definitions and render something to represent the attributes.
+ * <p>
+ * Attributes can potentially resolve in a hierarchy. If a
+ * key doesn't resolve locally, and a resolving parent
+ * exists, the key will be resolved through the parent.
+ *
+ * @author Timothy Prinzing
+ * @see MutableAttributeSet
+ */
+public interface AttributeSet {
+
+ /**
+ * This interface is the type signature that is expected
+ * to be present on any attribute key that contributes to
+ * the determination of what font to use to render some
+ * text. This is not considered to be a closed set, the
+ * definition can change across version of the platform and can
+ * be amended by additional user added entries that
+ * correspond to logical settings that are specific to
+ * some type of content.
+ */
+ public interface FontAttribute {
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * This interface is the type signature that is expected
+ * to be present on any attribute key that contributes to
+ * presentation of color.
+ */
+ public interface ColorAttribute {
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * This interface is the type signature that is expected
+ * to be present on any attribute key that contributes to
+ * character level presentation. This would be any attribute
+ * that applies to a so-called <term>run</term> of
+ * style.
+ */
+ public interface CharacterAttribute {
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * This interface is the type signature that is expected
+ * to be present on any attribute key that contributes to
+ * the paragraph level presentation.
+ */
+ public interface ParagraphAttribute {
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the number of attributes that are defined locally in this set.
+ * Attributes that are defined in the parent set are not included.
+ *
+ * @return the number of attributes >= 0
+ */
+ public int getAttributeCount();
+
+ /**
+ * Checks whether the named attribute has a value specified in
+ * the set without resolving through another attribute
+ * set.
+ *
+ * @param attrName the attribute name
+ * @return true if the attribute has a value specified
+ */
+ public boolean isDefined(Object attrName);
+
+ /**
+ * Determines if the two attribute sets are equivalent.
+ *
+ * @param attr an attribute set
+ * @return true if the sets are equivalent
+ */
+ public boolean isEqual(AttributeSet attr);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns an attribute set that is guaranteed not
+ * to change over time.
+ *
+ * @return a copy of the attribute set
+ */
+ public AttributeSet copyAttributes();
+
+ /**
+ * Fetches the value of the given attribute. If the value is not found
+ * locally, the search is continued upward through the resolving
+ * parent (if one exists) until the value is either
+ * found or there are no more parents. If the value is not found,
+ * null is returned.
+ *
+ * @param key the non-null key of the attribute binding
+ * @return the value of the attribute, or {@code null} if not found
+ */
+ public Object getAttribute(Object key);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns an enumeration over the names of the attributes that are
+ * defined locally in the set. Names of attributes defined in the
+ * resolving parent, if any, are not included. The values of the
+ * <code>Enumeration</code> may be anything and are not constrained to
+ * a particular <code>Object</code> type.
+ * <p>
+ * This method never returns {@code null}. For a set with no attributes, it
+ * returns an empty {@code Enumeration}.
+ *
+ * @return the names
+ */
+ public Enumeration<?> getAttributeNames();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns {@code true} if this set defines an attribute with the same
+ * name and an equal value. If such an attribute is not found locally,
+ * it is searched through in the resolving parent hierarchy.
+ *
+ * @param name the non-null attribute name
+ * @param value the value
+ * @return {@code true} if the set defines the attribute with an
+ * equal value, either locally or through its resolving parent
+ * @throws NullPointerException if either {@code name} or
+ * {@code value} is {@code null}
+ */
+ public boolean containsAttribute(Object name, Object value);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns {@code true} if this set defines all the attributes from the
+ * given set with equal values. If an attribute is not found locally,
+ * it is searched through in the resolving parent hierarchy.
+ *
+ * @param attributes the set of attributes to check against
+ * @return {@code true} if this set defines all the attributes with equal
+ * values, either locally or through its resolving parent
+ * @throws NullPointerException if {@code attributes} is {@code null}
+ */
+ public boolean containsAttributes(AttributeSet attributes);
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the resolving parent.
+ *
+ * @return the parent
+ */
+ public AttributeSet getResolveParent();
+
+ /**
+ * Attribute name used to name the collection of
+ * attributes.
+ */
+ public static final Object NameAttribute = StyleConstants.NameAttribute;
+
+ /**
+ * Attribute name used to identify the resolving parent
+ * set of attributes, if one is defined.
+ */
+ public static final Object ResolveAttribute = StyleConstants.ResolveAttribute;
+
+}