org.eidola.util
Class EnumeratedType

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--org.eidola.util.EnumeratedType

Direct Known Subclasses:

ContainerPart

public abstract class EnumeratedType

extends Object

An alternative to using hand-assigned integer constants for enumerated types. Subclass to create your own enumerated type:

public final class ColorType extends EnumeratedType
{
static public RED = new ColorType( "red" );
static public GREEN = new ColorType( "green" );
static public BLUE = new ColorType( "blue" );
private ColorType( String type ) { super( type ); }
}

Version:

[Development version]

Author:

Kendall Helmstetter Gelner, Paul Cantrell

Constructor Summary

protected

EnumeratedType(String name) Creates a new enumerated type value.

Method Summary

String

getName() Returns the name of this enumerated type value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EnumeratedType

protected EnumeratedType(String name)

Creates a new enumerated type value.

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this enumerated type value.