g.IllegalArgumentException</PRE>
<DL>
<DD>Allows the user to set specific attributes on the underlying
 implementation.<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>name</CODE> - The name of the attribute.<DD><CODE>value</CODE> - The value of the attribute.<DT><B>Throws:</B><DD><CODE>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</CODE> - thrown if the underlying
 implementation doesn't recognize the attribute.</DL>
</DD>
</DL>
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<A NAME="getAttribute(java.lang.String)"><!-- --></A><H3>
getAttribute</H3>
<PRE>
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