Package jakarta.persistence

Enum Class DiscriminatorType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<DiscriminatorType>

jakarta.persistence.DiscriminatorType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<DiscriminatorType>, Constable

public enum DiscriminatorType
extends Enum<DiscriminatorType>

Defines supported types of the discriminator column.

Since:

1.0

See Also:

• DiscriminatorColumn.discriminatorType()

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
CHAR	Single character as the discriminator type.
INTEGER	Integer as the discriminator type.
STRING	String as the discriminator type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static DiscriminatorType	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static DiscriminatorType[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

STRING

public static final DiscriminatorType STRING

String as the discriminator type.

CHAR

public static final DiscriminatorType CHAR

Single character as the discriminator type.

INTEGER

public static final DiscriminatorType INTEGER

Integer as the discriminator type.

Method Details

values

public static DiscriminatorType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static DiscriminatorType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null