uk.co.strangeskies.reflection

Enum ConstraintFormula.Kind

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<ConstraintFormula.Kind>

uk.co.strangeskies.reflection.ConstraintFormula.Kind

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<ConstraintFormula.Kind>

Enclosing class:

ConstraintFormula

public static enum ConstraintFormula.Kind
extends java.lang.Enum<ConstraintFormula.Kind>

The kind of a constraint formula describes the nature of the constraint it represents.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
CONTAINMENT A containment constraint between two types implies that one contains the other, as described by Types.isContainedBy(Type, Type).
EQUALITY An equality constraint between two types implies that they are exactly identical.
LOOSE_COMPATIBILILTY A loose compatibility constraint implies that two types be compatible within a loose invocation context, as described by Types.isLooseInvocationContextCompatible(Type, Type).
SUBTYPE A subtype constraint between two types implies that the first be assignable to the second.

Method Summary

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

LOOSE_COMPATIBILILTY

public static final ConstraintFormula.Kind LOOSE_COMPATIBILILTY

A loose compatibility constraint implies that two types be compatible within a loose invocation context, as described by Types.isLooseInvocationContextCompatible(Type, Type).

SUBTYPE

public static final ConstraintFormula.Kind SUBTYPE

A subtype constraint between two types implies that the first be assignable to the second.

CONTAINMENT

public static final ConstraintFormula.Kind CONTAINMENT

A containment constraint between two types implies that one contains the other, as described by Types.isContainedBy(Type, Type).

EQUALITY

public static final ConstraintFormula.Kind EQUALITY

An equality constraint between two types implies that they are exactly identical.

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static ConstraintFormula.Kind 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