Package javax.persistence

Enum Class PersistenceContextType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<PersistenceContextType>

javax.persistence.PersistenceContextType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<PersistenceContextType>, Constable

public enum PersistenceContextType
extends Enum<PersistenceContextType>

Specifies whether a transaction-scoped or extended persistence context is to be used in PersistenceContext. If not specified, a transaction-scoped persistence context is used.

Since:

Java Persistence 1.0

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
EXTENDED	Extended persistence context
TRANSACTION	Transaction-scoped persistence context

Method Summary

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

TRANSACTION

public static final PersistenceContextType TRANSACTION

Transaction-scoped persistence context

EXTENDED

public static final PersistenceContextType EXTENDED

Extended persistence context

Method Details

values

public static PersistenceContextType[] 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 PersistenceContextType 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