Package jakarta.validation.metadata

Enum Class MethodType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<MethodType>

jakarta.validation.metadata.MethodType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<MethodType>, Constable

public enum MethodType
extends Enum<MethodType>

Represents the type of a method: getter or non getter.

Since:

1.1

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
GETTER	A method following the getter pattern.
NON_GETTER	A method that does not follow the getter pattern.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static MethodType	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static MethodType[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

GETTER

public static final MethodType GETTER

A method following the getter pattern. A getter according to the JavaBeans specification is a method whose:

• name starts with get, has a return type but no parameter
• name starts with is, has a return type and is returning boolean.

NON_GETTER

public static final MethodType NON_GETTER

A method that does not follow the getter pattern. A getter according to the JavaBeans specification is a method whose:

• name starts with get, has a return type but no parameter
• name starts with is, has a return type and is returning boolean.

Method Details

values

public static MethodType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static MethodType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null