/*
 * @(#)Control.java	1.26 05/11/17
 *
 * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

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
 * @version 1.26, 05/11/17
 *
 * @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;
	}