Package org.hibernate.annotations

Enum PolymorphismType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<PolymorphismType>

org.hibernate.annotations.PolymorphismType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<PolymorphismType>

public enum PolymorphismType
extends Enum<PolymorphismType>

Type of available polymorphism for a particular entity.

See Also:

Polymorphism

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
EXPLICIT	This entity is retrieved only if explicitly asked.
IMPLICIT	This entity is retrieved if any of its super entity are retrieved.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static PolymorphismType	fromExternalValue(Object externalValue)
String	getExternalForm()
static PolymorphismType	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static PolymorphismType[]	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

IMPLICIT

public static final PolymorphismType IMPLICIT

This entity is retrieved if any of its super entity are retrieved. The default,

EXPLICIT

public static final PolymorphismType EXPLICIT

This entity is retrieved only if explicitly asked.

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static PolymorphismType 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

fromExternalValue

public static PolymorphismType fromExternalValue(Object externalValue)

getExternalForm

public String getExternalForm()