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public abstract class

Control

extends Object
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package javax.sound.sampled;

/**
 * {@link Line Lines} often have a set of controls, such as gain and pan, that affect
 * the audio signal passing through the line.  Java Sound's <code>Line</code> objects
 * let you obtain a particular control object by passing its class as the
 * argument to a {@link Line#getControl(Control.Type) getControl} method.
 * <p>
 * Because the various types of controls have different purposes and features,
 * all of their functionality is accessed from the subclasses that define
 * each kind of control.
 *
 * @author Kara Kytle
 *
 * @see Line#getControls
 * @see Line#isControlSupported
 * @since 1.3
 */

public abstract class Control {


   
// INSTANCE VARIABLES

   
/**
     * The control type.
     */

   
private final Type type;



   
// CONSTRUCTORS

   
/**
     * Constructs a Control with the specified type.
     * @param type the kind of control desired
     */

   
protected Control(Type type) {
       
this.type = type;
   
}


   
// METHODS

   
/**
     * Obtains the control's type.
     * @return the control's type.
     */

   
public Type getType() {
       
return type;
   
}


   
// ABSTRACT METHODS

   
/**
     * Obtains a String describing the control type and its current state.
     * @return a String representation of the Control.
     */

   
public String toString() {
       
return new String(getType() + " Control");
   
}


   
/**
     * An instance of the <code>Type</code> class represents the type of
     * the control.  Static instances are provided for the
     * common types.
     */

   
public static class Type {

       
// CONTROL TYPE DEFINES

       
// INSTANCE VARIABLES

       
/**
         * Type name.
         */

       
private String name;


       
// CONSTRUCTOR

       
/**
         * Constructs a new control type with the name specified.
         * The name should be a descriptive string appropriate for
         * labelling the control in an application, such as "Gain" or "Balance."
         * @param name  the name of the new control type.
         */

       
protected Type(String name) {
           
this.name = name;
       
}


       
// METHODS

       
/**
         * Finalizes the equals method
         */

       
public final boolean equals(Object obj) {
           
return super.equals(obj);
       
}

       
/**
         * Finalizes the hashCode method
         */

       
public final int hashCode() {
           
return super.hashCode();
       
}

       
/**
         * Provides the <code>String</code> representation of the control type.  This <code>String</code> is
         * the same name that was passed to the constructor.
         *
         * @return the control type name
         */

       
public final String toString() {
           
return name;
       
}
   
} // class Type

} // class Control