Class Attributes.Name

• java.lang.Object
• • java.util.jar.Attributes.Name

Enclosing class:

Attributes

public static class Attributes.Name
extends Object

The Attributes.Name class represents an attribute name stored in this Map. Valid attribute names are case-insensitive, are restricted to the ASCII characters in the set [0-9a-zA-Z_-], and cannot exceed 70 characters in length. Attribute values can contain any characters and will be UTF8-encoded when written to the output stream. See the JAR File Specification for more information about valid attribute names and values.

Fields

MANIFEST_VERSION

public static final Attributes.Name MANIFEST_VERSION

Name object for Manifest-Version manifest attribute. This attribute indicates the version number of the manifest standard to which a JAR file's manifest conforms.

SIGNATURE_VERSION

public static final Attributes.Name SIGNATURE_VERSION

Name object for Signature-Version manifest attribute used when signing JAR files.

CONTENT_TYPE

public static final Attributes.Name CONTENT_TYPE

Name object for Content-Type manifest attribute.

CLASS_PATH

public static final Attributes.Name CLASS_PATH

Name object for Class-Path manifest attribute. Bundled extensions can use this attribute to find other JAR files containing needed classes.

MAIN_CLASS

public static final Attributes.Name MAIN_CLASS

Name object for Main-Class manifest attribute used for launching applications packaged in JAR files. The Main-Class attribute is used in conjunction with the -jar command-line option of the java application launcher.

SEALED

public static final Attributes.Name SEALED

Name object for Sealed manifest attribute used for sealing.

EXTENSION_LIST

public static final Attributes.Name EXTENSION_LIST

Name object for Extension-List manifest attribute used for declaring dependencies on installed extensions.

EXTENSION_NAME

public static final Attributes.Name EXTENSION_NAME

Name object for Extension-Name manifest attribute used for declaring dependencies on installed extensions.

EXTENSION_INSTALLATION

@Deprecated
public static final Attributes.Name EXTENSION_INSTALLATION

Deprecated. Extension mechanism will be removed in a future release. Use class path instead.

Name object for Extension-Name manifest attribute used for declaring dependencies on installed extensions.

IMPLEMENTATION_TITLE

public static final Attributes.Name IMPLEMENTATION_TITLE

Name object for Implementation-Title manifest attribute used for package versioning.

IMPLEMENTATION_VERSION

public static final Attributes.Name IMPLEMENTATION_VERSION

Name object for Implementation-Version manifest attribute used for package versioning.

IMPLEMENTATION_VENDOR

public static final Attributes.Name IMPLEMENTATION_VENDOR

Name object for Implementation-Vendor manifest attribute used for package versioning.

IMPLEMENTATION_VENDOR_ID

@Deprecated
public static final Attributes.Name IMPLEMENTATION_VENDOR_ID

Deprecated. Extension mechanism will be removed in a future release. Use class path instead.

Name object for Implementation-Vendor-Id manifest attribute used for package versioning.

IMPLEMENTATION_URL

@Deprecated
public static final Attributes.Name IMPLEMENTATION_URL

Deprecated. Extension mechanism will be removed in a future release. Use class path instead.

Name object for Implementation-URL manifest attribute used for package versioning.

SPECIFICATION_TITLE

public static final Attributes.Name SPECIFICATION_TITLE

Name object for Specification-Title manifest attribute used for package versioning.

SPECIFICATION_VERSION

public static final Attributes.Name SPECIFICATION_VERSION

Name object for Specification-Version manifest attribute used for package versioning.

SPECIFICATION_VENDOR

public static final Attributes.Name SPECIFICATION_VENDOR

Name object for Specification-Vendor manifest attribute used for package versioning.

Constructors

Name

public Name(String name)

Constructs a new attribute name using the given string name.

Parameters:

name - the attribute string name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the attribute name was invalid

NullPointerException - if the attribute name was null

Methods

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compares this attribute name to another for equality.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - the object to compare

Returns:

true if this attribute name is equal to the specified attribute object

See Also:

Object.hashCode(), HashMap

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Computes the hash value for this attribute name.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code value for this object.

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object), System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)

toString

public String toString()

Returns the attribute name as a String.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of the object.