com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel

Class Type.Category

java.lang.Object

com.vmware.vapi.bindings.ApiEnumeration<Type.Category>

com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.Type.Category

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Enclosing class:

Type

public static final class Type.Category
extends ApiEnumeration<Type.Category>

The Category enumeration class provides enumeration constant for each category of the type.

See enumerated types description.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Type.Category.Values Native Java enum representing this enumeration class.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Type.Category	BUILTIN The type is one of the built-in types specified in Type.BuiltinType
static Type.Category	GENERIC The type is an instantiation of one of the generic types.
static Type.Category	USER_DEFINED The type is one of the user defined named types.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Type.Category.Values	getEnumValue() Returns a native Java enum constant representing this enumeration constant.
boolean	isUnknown() Checks if this enumeration constant is unknown.
static Type.Category	valueOf(String name) Returns the enumeration constant for the specified name.
static Type.Category[]	values() Retrieve all enumeration constants pre-defined by this enumeration class.

Methods inherited from class com.vmware.vapi.bindings.ApiEnumeration

equals, hashCode, name, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

BUILTIN

public static final Type.Category BUILTIN

The type is one of the built-in types specified in Type.BuiltinType

USER_DEFINED

public static final Type.Category USER_DEFINED

The type is one of the user defined named types.

GENERIC

public static final Type.Category GENERIC

The type is an instantiation of one of the generic types.

Method Detail

values

public static Type.Category[] values()

Retrieve all enumeration constants pre-defined by this enumeration class.

Additional instances might exist at runtime, for example to represent a new constant added to this enumeration class in subsequent version of the API. Such new constant is represented as instance of Type.Category but is not pre-defined.

Returns:

Array of all pre-defined enumeration constants. Never null.

valueOf

public static Type.Category valueOf(String name)

Returns the enumeration constant for the specified name.

If the name matches exactly the identifier used to declare an enumeration constant from this enumeration class, the constant in question will be returned.

Otherwise, a new instance of Type.Category will be returned for the specified name, which will not be one of the pre-defined constant instances. Such new instance maps to the Type.Category.Values._UNKNOWN enum constant from the native Java enum.

Parameters:

name - The name of the constant to return. Must not be null.

Returns:

Enumeration constant for the specified name. Never null.

isUnknown

public boolean isUnknown()

Checks if this enumeration constant is unknown. Unknown is a constant that is not one of the pre-defined ones for this enumeration class. Also see valueOf(java.lang.String) and values().

Returns:

true if this constant is unknown, and false otherwise.

getEnumValue

public Type.Category.Values getEnumValue()

Returns a native Java enum constant representing this enumeration constant. The result is useful for usual handling of Java enum, for example it can be used in switch statements.

If this enumeration constant is unknown, then Type.Category.Values._UNKNOWN enum constant is returned.

The native Java enum is Type.Category.Values.

Returns:

The Java enum constant. Never null.