# PrinterInfo
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
Summary: [Nested Classes](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#nestedclasses) \| [Constants](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#constants) \| [Inherited Constants](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#inhconstants) \| [Fields](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#lfields) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#inhmethods)
# PrinterInfo
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[Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/print/PrinterInfo "View this page in Kotlin") \|Java
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public
final
class
PrinterInfo
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extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)`
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implements
`[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable)`
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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.print.PrinterInfo |
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This class represents the description of a printer. Instances of
this class are created by print services to report to the system
the printers they manage. The information of this class has two
major components, printer properties such as name, id, status,
description and printer capabilities which describe the various
print modes a printer supports such as media sizes, margins, etc.
Once [built](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo.Builder#build()) the objects are immutable.
## Summary
| ### Nested classes ||
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` class` | [PrinterInfo.Builder](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo.Builder) Builder for creating of a [PrinterInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo). |
| ### Constants ||
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `int` | [STATUS_BUSY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#STATUS_BUSY) Printer status: the printer is busy printing. |
| `int` | [STATUS_IDLE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#STATUS_IDLE) Printer status: the printer is idle and ready to print. |
| `int` | [STATUS_UNAVAILABLE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#STATUS_UNAVAILABLE) Printer status: the printer is not available. |
| ### Inherited constants |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| From interface [android.os.Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable) |-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `int` | [CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR) Descriptor bit used with [describeContents()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents()): indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor. | | `int` | [PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE) Flag for use with [writeToParcel(Parcel, int)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)): the object being written is a return value, that is the result of a function such as "`Parcelable someFunction()`", "`void someFunction(out Parcelable)`", or "`void someFunction(inout Parcelable)`". | |
| ### Fields ||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` public static final `[Creator](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.Creator)`<`[PrinterInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo)`>` | [CREATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#CREATOR) |
| ### Public methods ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` int` | ` `[describeContents](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#describeContents())`() ` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. |
| ` boolean` | ` `[equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. |
| ` `[PrinterCapabilitiesInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterCapabilitiesInfo) | ` `[getCapabilities](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#getCapabilities())`() ` Gets the printer capabilities. |
| ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[getDescription](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#getDescription())`() ` Gets the printer description. |
| ` `[PrinterId](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterId) | ` `[getId](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#getId())`() ` Get the globally unique printer id. |
| ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[getName](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#getName())`() ` Get the printer name. |
| ` int` | ` `[getStatus](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#getStatus())`() ` Gets the printer status. |
| ` int` | ` `[hashCode](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. |
| ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object. |
| ` void` | ` `[writeToParcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int))`(`[Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel)` parcel, int flags) ` Flatten this object in to a Parcel. |
| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| From class ` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` ` |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) | ` `[clone](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone())`() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object. | | ` boolean` | ` `[equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. | | ` void` | ` `[finalize](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize())`() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class)`` | ` `[getClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass())`() ` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`. | | ` int` | ` `[hashCode](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[notify](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify())`() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` final void` | ` `[notifyAll](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll())`() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int))`(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long))`(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait())`() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*. | ||
| From interface ` `[android.os.Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable)` ` |------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract int` | ` `[describeContents](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents())`() ` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. | | ` abstract void` | ` `[writeToParcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int))`(`[Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel)` dest, int flags) ` Flatten this object in to a Parcel. | ||
## Constants
### STATUS_BUSY
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final int STATUS_BUSY
```
Printer status: the printer is busy printing.
Constant Value:
2
(0x00000002)
### STATUS_IDLE
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final int STATUS_IDLE
```
Printer status: the printer is idle and ready to print.
Constant Value:
1
(0x00000001)
### STATUS_UNAVAILABLE
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final int STATUS_UNAVAILABLE
```
Printer status: the printer is not available.
Constant Value:
3
(0x00000003)
## Fields
### CREATOR
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final Creator CREATOR
```
## Public methods
### describeContents
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public int describeContents ()
```
Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable
instance's marshaled representation. For example, if the object will
include a file descriptor in the output of [writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)),
the return value of this method must include the
[CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR) bit.
| Returns ||
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `int` | a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance. Value is either `0` or [CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)
|
### equals
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public boolean equals (Object obj)
```
Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
The `equals` method implements an equivalence relation
on non-null object references:
- It is *reflexive* : for any non-null reference value `x`, `x.equals(x)` should return `true`.
- It is *symmetric* : for any non-null reference values `x` and `y`, `x.equals(y)` should return `true` if and only if `y.equals(x)` returns `true`.
- It is *transitive* : for any non-null reference values `x`, `y`, and `z`, if `x.equals(y)` returns `true` and `y.equals(z)` returns `true`, then `x.equals(z)` should return `true`.
- It is *consistent* : for any non-null reference values `x` and `y`, multiple invocations of `x.equals(y)` consistently return `true` or consistently return `false`, provided no information used in `equals` comparisons on the objects is modified.
- For any non-null reference value `x`, `x.equals(null)` should return `false`.
An equivalence relation partitions the elements it operates on
into *equivalence classes*; all the members of an
equivalence class are equal to each other. Members of an
equivalence class are substitutable for each other, at least
for some purposes.
| Parameters ||
|-------|--------------------------------------------|
| `obj` | `Object`: This value may be `null`.
|
| Returns ||
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `boolean` | `true` if this object is the same as the obj argument; `false` otherwise.
|
### getCapabilities
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public PrinterCapabilitiesInfo getCapabilities ()
```
Gets the printer capabilities.
| Returns ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| [PrinterCapabilitiesInfo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterCapabilitiesInfo) | The capabilities. This value may be `null`.
|
### getDescription
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public String getDescription ()
```
Gets the printer description.
| Returns ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | The description. This value may be `null`.
|
### getId
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public PrinterId getId ()
```
Get the globally unique printer id.
| Returns ||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| [PrinterId](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterId) | The printer id. This value cannot be `null`.
|
### getName
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public String getName ()
```
Get the printer name.
| Returns ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | The printer name. This value cannot be `null`.
|
### getStatus
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public int getStatus ()
```
Gets the printer status.
| Returns ||
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `int` | The status. Value is [STATUS_IDLE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#STATUS_IDLE), [STATUS_BUSY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#STATUS_BUSY), or [STATUS_UNAVAILABLE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#STATUS_UNAVAILABLE)
|
**See also:**
- [STATUS_BUSY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#STATUS_BUSY)
- [STATUS_IDLE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#STATUS_IDLE)
- [STATUS_UNAVAILABLE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrinterInfo#STATUS_UNAVAILABLE)
### hashCode
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public int hashCode ()
```
Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is
supported for the benefit of hash tables such as those provided by
[HashMap](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/HashMap).
The general contract of `hashCode` is:
- Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of a Java application, the `hashCode` method must consistently return the same integer, provided no information used in `equals` comparisons on the object is modified. This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the same application.
- If two objects are equal according to the [equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)) method, then calling the `hashCode` method on each of the two objects must produce the same integer result.
- It is *not* required that if two objects are unequal according to the [equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)) method, then calling the `hashCode` method on each of the two objects must produce distinct integer results. However, the programmer should be aware that producing distinct integer results for unequal objects may improve the performance of hash tables.
| Returns ||
|-------|-------------------------------------------|
| `int` | a hash code value for this object.
|
### toString
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public String toString ()
```
Returns a string representation of the object.
| Returns ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | a string representation of the object.
|
### writeToParcel
Added in [API level 19](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public void writeToParcel (Parcel parcel,
int flags)
```
Flatten this object in to a Parcel.
| Parameters ||
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `parcel` | `Parcel`: The Parcel in which the object should be written. This value cannot be `null`.
|
| `flags` | `int`: Additional flags about how the object should be written. May be 0 or [Parcelable.PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE). Value is either `0` or a combination of [Parcelable.PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE), and android.os.Parcelable.PARCELABLE_ELIDE_DUPLICATES
|