javax.persistence
Enum EnumType

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

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

The EnumType enum defines the mapping for enumerated types.

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

Enum Constant Summary
ORDINAL
          Integer enumeration.
STRING
          String enumeration.
 
Method Summary
static EnumType valueOf(java.lang.String name)
          Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static EnumType[] 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

ORDINAL

public static final EnumType ORDINAL
Integer enumeration.


STRING

public static final EnumType STRING
String enumeration.

Method Detail

values

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

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

valueOf

public static EnumType 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