ContactMethodType (Subject Area OMAS api 0.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<ContactMethodType>
- - org.odpi.openmetadata.accessservices.subjectarea.properties.enums.ContactMethodType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ContactMethodType>
```
public enum ContactMethodType
extends Enum<ContactMethodType>
implements Serializable
```
Mechanism to contact an individual.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant and Description
`Account` Contact through social media or similar account.
`Email` Contact through email.
`Other` Another usage.
`Phone` Contact through telephone number.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getDescription()` Return the description for the enum.
`String`	`getName()` Return the descriptive name for the ContactMethodType enum instance
`int`	`getOrdinal()` Return the numerical value for the enum.
`static ContactMethodType`	`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static ContactMethodType[]`	`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, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Enum Constant Detail
  - Email
```
public static final ContactMethodType Email
```
    Contact through email.
  - Phone
```
public static final ContactMethodType Phone
```
    Contact through telephone number.
  - Account
```
public static final ContactMethodType Account
```
    Contact through social media or similar account.
  - Other
```
public static final ContactMethodType Other
```
    Another usage.
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static ContactMethodType[] 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 (ContactMethodType c : ContactMethodType.values())
    System.out.println(c);
```
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static ContactMethodType 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 numerical value for the enum.
    
    Returns:
    
    int enum value ordinal
  - getDescription
```
public String getDescription()
```
    Return the description for the enum.
    
    Returns:
    
    String description
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Return the descriptive name for the ContactMethodType enum instance
    
    Returns:
    
    String name

Enum ContactMethodType

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Enum Constant Detail

Email

Phone

Account

Other

Method Detail

values

valueOf

getOrdinal

getDescription

getName