dap4.core.data

Enum DataSort

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<DataSort>

dap4.core.data.DataSort

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<DataSort>

public enum DataSort
extends java.lang.Enum<DataSort>

Define the kinds of Data objects to avoid having to do instanceof. The name field is for debugging.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
ATOMIC
COMPOUNDARRAY
DATASET
RECORD
SEQUENCE
STRUCTURE

Method Summary

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

DATASET

public static final DataSort DATASET

ATOMIC

public static final DataSort ATOMIC

STRUCTURE

public static final DataSort STRUCTURE

SEQUENCE

public static final DataSort SEQUENCE

RECORD

public static final DataSort RECORD

COMPOUNDARRAY

public static final DataSort COMPOUNDARRAY

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static DataSort valueOf(java.lang.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:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null

getName

public java.lang.String getName()