org.springframework.ldap.odm.annotations

Enum Attribute.Type

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Attribute.Type>

org.springframework.ldap.odm.annotations.Attribute.Type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Attribute.Type>

Enclosing class:

Attribute

public static enum Attribute.Type
extends Enum<Attribute.Type>

The Type attribute indicates whether a field is regarded as binary based or string based by the LDAP JNDI provider.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
BINARY A binary field - returned by the JNDI LDAP provider as a byte[].
STRING A string field - returned by the JNDI LDAP provider as a String.

Method Summary

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

STRING

public static final Attribute.Type STRING

A string field - returned by the JNDI LDAP provider as a String.

BINARY

public static final Attribute.Type BINARY

A binary field - returned by the JNDI LDAP provider as a byte[].

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static Attribute.Type 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