javax.persistence
Enum CascadeType

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

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

List of operations that are cascadable.

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

Enum Constant Summary
ALL
          All the operations.
MERGE
          Merge operation.
PERSIST
          Persist operation.
REFRESH
          Refresh operation.
REMOVE
          Remove operation.
 
Method Summary
static CascadeType valueOf(java.lang.String name)
          Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static CascadeType[] 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

ALL

public static final CascadeType ALL
All the operations.


PERSIST

public static final CascadeType PERSIST
Persist operation.


MERGE

public static final CascadeType MERGE
Merge operation.


REMOVE

public static final CascadeType REMOVE
Remove operation.


REFRESH

public static final CascadeType REFRESH
Refresh operation.

Method Detail

values

public static final CascadeType[] 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(CascadeType c : CascadeType.values())
        System.out.println(c);

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

valueOf

public static CascadeType 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