org.springframework.hateoas

Enum Links.MergeMode

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Links.MergeMode>

org.springframework.hateoas.Links.MergeMode

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Links.MergeMode>

Enclosing class:

Links

public static enum Links.MergeMode
extends Enum<Links.MergeMode>

The mode how to merge two Links instances.

Author:

Oliver Drotbohm

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
REPLACE_BY_REL Replaces existing links with the same link relation.
SKIP_BY_EQUALITY Skips to add the same links on merge.
SKIP_BY_REL Skips to add links with the same link relation, i.e. existing ones with the same relation are preferred.

Method Summary

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

SKIP_BY_EQUALITY

public static final Links.MergeMode SKIP_BY_EQUALITY

Skips to add the same links on merge. Multiple links with the same link relation might appear.

SKIP_BY_REL

public static final Links.MergeMode SKIP_BY_REL

Skips to add links with the same link relation, i.e. existing ones with the same relation are preferred.

REPLACE_BY_REL

public static final Links.MergeMode REPLACE_BY_REL

Replaces existing links with the same link relation.

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static Links.MergeMode 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