Package javax.persistence
Enum Class EnumType
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
,Comparable<EnumType>
,Constable
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:
- Java Persistence 1.0
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Nested Class Summary
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum
Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>
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Enum Constant Summary
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Method Summary
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Enum Constant Details
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ORDINAL
Persist enumerated type property or field as an integer. -
STRING
Persist enumerated type property or field as a string.
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Method Details
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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
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valueOf
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 nameNullPointerException
- if the argument is null
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