org.hibernate.metamodel.binding

Enum CollectionElementNature

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<CollectionElementNature>

org.hibernate.metamodel.binding.CollectionElementNature

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<CollectionElementNature>

public enum CollectionElementNature
extends Enum<CollectionElementNature>

Describes the nature of persistent collection elements.

Author:

Steve Ebersole, Gail Badner

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
BASIC
COMPOSITE
MANY_TO_ANY
MANY_TO_MANY
ONE_TO_MANY

Method Summary

Methods

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

BASIC

public static final CollectionElementNature BASIC

COMPOSITE

public static final CollectionElementNature COMPOSITE

ONE_TO_MANY

public static final CollectionElementNature ONE_TO_MANY

MANY_TO_MANY

public static final CollectionElementNature MANY_TO_MANY

MANY_TO_ANY

public static final CollectionElementNature MANY_TO_ANY

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static CollectionElementNature 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