javax.validation.metadata

Enum ElementDescriptor.Kind

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<ElementDescriptor.Kind>

javax.validation.metadata.ElementDescriptor.Kind

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ElementDescriptor.Kind>

Enclosing interface:

ElementDescriptor

public static enum ElementDescriptor.Kind
extends Enum<ElementDescriptor.Kind>

The kind of an ElementDescriptor.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Gunnar Morling

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
BEAN A Java Bean.
CONSTRUCTOR A constructor.
METHOD A method.
PARAMETER A parameter of a method or constructor.
PROPERTY A property of a Java Bean.
RETURN_VALUE The return value of a method or constructor.

Method Summary

Methods

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

BEAN

public static final ElementDescriptor.Kind BEAN

A Java Bean.

PROPERTY

public static final ElementDescriptor.Kind PROPERTY

A property of a Java Bean.

METHOD

public static final ElementDescriptor.Kind METHOD

A method.

CONSTRUCTOR

public static final ElementDescriptor.Kind CONSTRUCTOR

A constructor.

PARAMETER

public static final ElementDescriptor.Kind PARAMETER

A parameter of a method or constructor.

RETURN_VALUE

public static final ElementDescriptor.Kind RETURN_VALUE

The return value of a method or constructor.

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static ElementDescriptor.Kind 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