dk.rode.thesis.meta
Enum Scope

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Enum<Scope>
      dk.rode.thesis.meta.Scope

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Scope>

public enum Scope
extends Enum<Scope>

Represents the "Gang of Four" scope classification [Gamma95, p.10].

Author:

Gunni Rode / rode.dk

Enum Constant Summary

Class
The "Gang of Four" pattern has class scope.

Object
The "Gang of Four" pattern has object scope.

Method Summary

static Scope	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Scope[]	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

Class

public static final Scope Class

The "Gang of Four" pattern has class scope.

Object

public static final Scope Object

The "Gang of Four" pattern has object scope.

Method Detail

valueOf

public static Scope 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

values

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

Returns:

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