Package org.kiwiproject.json

Enum Class JsonHelper.MergeOption

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<JsonHelper.MergeOption>

org.kiwiproject.json.JsonHelper.MergeOption

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<JsonHelper.MergeOption>, Constable

Enclosing class:

JsonHelper

public static enum JsonHelper.MergeOption
extends Enum<JsonHelper.MergeOption>

Describes how objects are to be merged.

See Also:

• JsonHelper.mergeObjects(Object, Object, MergeOption...)
• JsonHelper.mergeNodes(JsonNode, JsonNode, MergeOption...)

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
IGNORE_NULLS	This option will ignore null values in an update object.
MERGE_ARRAYS	This option will cause arrays to be merged rather than replaced.

Method Summary

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

MERGE_ARRAYS

public static final JsonHelper.MergeOption MERGE_ARRAYS

This option will cause arrays to be merged rather than replaced. The default is that arrays will be replaced with a new value. Specify this option to merge them instead.

IGNORE_NULLS

public static final JsonHelper.MergeOption IGNORE_NULLS

This option will ignore null values in an update object. The default is to respect null values and set the updated value to null. Specify this option to ignore nulls instead.

Method Details

values

public static JsonHelper.MergeOption[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static JsonHelper.MergeOption valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null