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Added in API level 12

UsbAccessory

public class UsbAccessory
extends Object implements Parcelable

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.hardware.usb.UsbAccessory


A class representing a USB accessory, which is an external hardware component that communicates with an android application over USB. The accessory is the USB host and android the device side of the USB connection.

When the accessory connects, it reports its manufacturer and model names, the version of the accessory, and a user visible description of the accessory to the device. The manufacturer, model and version strings are used by the USB Manager to choose an appropriate application for the accessory. The accessory may optionally provide a unique serial number and a URL to for the accessory's website to the device as well.

An instance of this class is sent to the application via the ACTION_USB_ACCESSORY_ATTACHED Intent. The application can then call openAccessory(UsbAccessory) to open a file descriptor for reading and writing data to and from the accessory.

Developer Guides

For more information about communicating with USB hardware, read the USB developer guide.

Summary

Inherited constants

From interface android.os.Parcelable

Fields

public static final Creator<UsbAccessory> CREATOR

Public methods

int describeContents()

Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation.

boolean equals(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

String getDescription()

Returns a user visible description of the accessory.

String getManufacturer()

Returns the manufacturer name of the accessory.

String getModel()

Returns the model name of the accessory.

String getSerial()

Returns the unique serial number for the accessory.

String getUri()

Returns the URI for the accessory.

String getVersion()

Returns the version of the accessory.

int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object.

String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

void writeToParcel(Parcel parcel, int flags)

Flatten this object in to a Parcel.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object
From interface android.os.Parcelable

Fields

CREATOR

Added in API level 12
Creator<UsbAccessory> CREATOR

Public methods

describeContents

Added in API level 12
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(Parcel, int), the return value of this method must include the CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR bit.

Returns
int a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance.

equals

Added in API level 12
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.

The equals method for class Object implements the most discriminating possible equivalence relation on objects; that is, for any non-null reference values x and y, this method returns true if and only if x and y refer to the same object (x == y has the value true).

Note that it is generally necessary to override the hashCode method whenever this method is overridden, so as to maintain the general contract for the hashCode method, which states that equal objects must have equal hash codes.

Parameters
obj Object: the reference object with which to compare.
Returns
boolean true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

getDescription

Added in API level 12
String getDescription ()

Returns a user visible description of the accessory.

Returns
String the accessory description

getManufacturer

Added in API level 12
String getManufacturer ()

Returns the manufacturer name of the accessory.

Returns
String the accessory manufacturer

getModel

Added in API level 12
String getModel ()

Returns the model name of the accessory.

Returns
String the accessory model

getSerial

Added in API level 12
String getSerial ()

Returns the unique serial number for the accessory. This is an optional serial number that can be used to differentiate between individual accessories of the same model and manufacturer

Returns
String the unique serial number

getUri

Added in API level 12
String getUri ()

Returns the URI for the accessory. This is an optional URI that might show information about the accessory or provide the option to download an application for the accessory

Returns
String the accessory URI

getVersion

Added in API level 12
String getVersion ()

Returns the version of the accessory.

Returns
String the accessory version

hashCode

Added in API level 12
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.

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(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(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.

As much as is reasonably practical, the hashCode method defined by class Object does return distinct integers for distinct objects. (This is typically implemented by converting the internal address of the object into an integer, but this implementation technique is not required by the JavaTM programming language.)

Returns
int a hash code value for this object.

toString

Added in API level 12
String toString ()

Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read. It is recommended that all subclasses override this method.

The toString method for class Object returns a string consisting of the name of the class of which the object is an instance, the at-sign character `@', and the unsigned hexadecimal representation of the hash code of the object. In other words, this method returns a string equal to the value of:

 getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())
 

Returns
String a string representation of the object.

writeToParcel

Added in API level 12
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.
flags int: Additional flags about how the object should be written. May be 0 or PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE.

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