org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.properties.instances

Enum InstancePropertyCategory

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<InstancePropertyCategory>

org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.properties.instances.InstancePropertyCategory

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<InstancePropertyCategory>

public enum InstancePropertyCategory
extends Enum<InstancePropertyCategory>
implements Serializable

The InstancePropertyCategory defines the list of value types for the properties for open metadata. It is used in the InstancePropertyValue class to distinguish its subclasses.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
ARRAY
ENUM
MAP
PRIMITIVE
STRUCT
UNKNOWN

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDescription() Return the default description for the type for this enum instance.
String	getName() Return the default name for this enum instance.
int	getOrdinal() Return the code for this enum instance
String	toString() toString() JSON-style
static InstancePropertyCategory	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static InstancePropertyCategory[]	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

UNKNOWN

public static final InstancePropertyCategory UNKNOWN

PRIMITIVE

public static final InstancePropertyCategory PRIMITIVE

ENUM

public static final InstancePropertyCategory ENUM

STRUCT

public static final InstancePropertyCategory STRUCT

MAP

public static final InstancePropertyCategory MAP

ARRAY

public static final InstancePropertyCategory ARRAY

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static InstancePropertyCategory 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

getOrdinal

public int getOrdinal()

Return the code for this enum instance

Returns:

int type code

getName

public String getName()

Return the default name for this enum instance.

Returns:

String default name

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Return the default description for the type for this enum instance.

Returns:

String default description

toString

public String toString()

toString() JSON-style

Overrides:

toString in class Enum<InstancePropertyCategory>

Returns:

string description