EnumType (Jakarta Persistence API documentation)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<EnumType>
- - jakarta.persistence.EnumType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<EnumType>
```
public enum EnumType
extends Enum<EnumType>
```
Defines mapping for enumerated types. The constants of this enumerated type specify how a persistent property or field of an enumerated type should be persisted.

Since:

1.0

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant Description

ORDINAL
Persist enumerated type property or field as an integer.

STRING
Persist enumerated type property or field as a string.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static EnumType`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static EnumType[]`	`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
  - ORDINAL
```
public static final EnumType ORDINAL
```
    Persist enumerated type property or field as an integer.
  - STRING
```
public static final EnumType STRING
```
    Persist enumerated type property or field as a string.
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static EnumType[] 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 (EnumType c : EnumType.values()) System.out.println(c);
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static EnumType 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