ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature (Hibernate Javadocs)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature>
- - org.hibernate.metamodel.mapping.ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature>

Enclosing interface:

ForeignKeyDescriptor
```
public static enum ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature
extends Enum<ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature>
```

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant Description

KEY

TARGET

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature`	`inverse()`
`static ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature[]`	`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
  - KEY
```
public static final ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature KEY
```
  - TARGET
```
public static final ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature TARGET
```
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature[] 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 (ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature c : ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature.values()) System.out.println(c);
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature 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
  - inverse
```
public ForeignKeyDescriptor.Nature inverse()
```