org.plasma.sdo.profile

Enum TemporalType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<TemporalType>

org.plasma.sdo.profile.TemporalType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<TemporalType>

public enum TemporalType
extends Enum<TemporalType>

Specifies the various notions of time which are relevant for temporal data stores

Version:

1.2.4

Author:

Plasma-Team

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
transaction Transaction time is the time period during which a fact is stored in the database
validEnd Valid end time denotes the ending of a time period during which a fact is true with respect to the real world
validStart Valid start time denotes the beginning of a time period during which a fact is true with respect to the real world

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static TemporalType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static TemporalType[]	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

transaction

public static final TemporalType transaction

Transaction time is the time period during which a fact is stored in the database

validStart

public static final TemporalType validStart

Valid start time denotes the beginning of a time period during which a fact is true with respect to the real world

validEnd

public static final TemporalType validEnd

Valid end time denotes the ending of a time period during which a fact is true with respect to the real world

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static TemporalType 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