org.faktorips.runtime.model.type

Enum AttributeKind

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<AttributeKind>

org.faktorips.runtime.model.type.AttributeKind

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<AttributeKind>

public enum AttributeKind
extends Enum<AttributeKind>

The possible kinds of attributes.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
CHANGEABLE Can be modified by calling it's setter.
CONSTANT Can not be modified.
DERIVED_BY_EXPLICIT_METHOD_CALL The value is calculated by the call to another method.
DERIVED_ON_THE_FLY The value is calculated on every call to the getter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static AttributeKind	forName(String name)
String	toString()
static AttributeKind	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static AttributeKind[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

CHANGEABLE

public static final AttributeKind CHANGEABLE

Can be modified by calling it's setter.

CONSTANT

public static final AttributeKind CONSTANT

Can not be modified.

DERIVED_ON_THE_FLY

public static final AttributeKind DERIVED_ON_THE_FLY

The value is calculated on every call to the getter.

DERIVED_BY_EXPLICIT_METHOD_CALL

public static final AttributeKind DERIVED_BY_EXPLICIT_METHOD_CALL

The value is calculated by the call to another method.

Method Detail

values

public static AttributeKind[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (AttributeKind c : AttributeKind.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static AttributeKind valueOf(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:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Enum<AttributeKind>

forName

public static AttributeKind forName(String name)