javax.persistence
Enum DiscriminatorType

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Enum<DiscriminatorType>
      extended by javax.persistence.DiscriminatorType
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<DiscriminatorType>

public enum DiscriminatorType
extends java.lang.Enum<DiscriminatorType>

The DiscriminatorType enum defines the different types for DiscriminatorColumn.

Since:
EJB 3.0 version.
Author:
Florent Benoit
See Also:
EJB 3.0 specification

Enum Constant Summary
CHAR
          Character discriminator.
INTEGER
          Integer discriminator.
STRING
          String discriminator.
 
Method Summary
static DiscriminatorType valueOf(java.lang.String name)
          Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static DiscriminatorType[] values()
          Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Enum Constant Detail

STRING

public static final DiscriminatorType STRING
String discriminator.


CHAR

public static final DiscriminatorType CHAR
Character discriminator.


INTEGER

public static final DiscriminatorType INTEGER
Integer discriminator.

Method Detail

values

public static final DiscriminatorType[] values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
for(DiscriminatorType c : DiscriminatorType.values())
        System.out.println(c);

Returns:
an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared

valueOf

public static DiscriminatorType valueOf(java.lang.String name)
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:
name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
Returns:
the enum constant with the specified name
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name