org.yarnandtail.andhow.api

Enum PropertyType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<PropertyType>

org.yarnandtail.andhow.api.PropertyType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<PropertyType>

public enum PropertyType
extends Enum<PropertyType>

The broad type of the Property Currently only two types are supported.

Author:

eeverman

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
FLAG Flag that is true just by its presence.
SINGLE_NAME_VALUE Name-value parameter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isAccumulate()
boolean	isFlag()
boolean	isMultipleOk()
boolean	isNotReal()
boolean	isReal()
static PropertyType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static PropertyType[]	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

FLAG

public static final PropertyType FLAG

Flag that is true just by its presence. May also be explicitly set true.

SINGLE_NAME_VALUE

public static final PropertyType SINGLE_NAME_VALUE

Name-value parameter. Only a single value or instance is allowed.

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static PropertyType 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

isFlag

public boolean isFlag()

isMultipleOk

public boolean isMultipleOk()

isAccumulate

public boolean isAccumulate()

isReal

public boolean isReal()

isNotReal

public boolean isNotReal()