Package org.opennms.netmgt.collection.api

Enum AttributeType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<AttributeType>

org.opennms.netmgt.collection.api.AttributeType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<AttributeType>

public enum AttributeType
extends Enum<AttributeType>

Defines how a particular attribute should be persisted.

Author:

jwhite

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
COUNTER
GAUGE
STRING

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String[]	getAliases()
String	getName()
boolean	isNumeric()
static AttributeType	parse(String typeAsString)	Parses the attribute type from the given string.
static AttributeType	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static AttributeType[]	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

GAUGE

public static final AttributeType GAUGE

COUNTER

public static final AttributeType COUNTER

STRING

public static final AttributeType STRING

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static AttributeType 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

getName

public String getName()

isNumeric

public boolean isNumeric()

getAliases

public String[] getAliases()

parse

public static AttributeType parse(String typeAsString)

Parses the attribute type from the given string.

Parameters:

typeAsString - type

Returns:

the matching attribute, or null if none was found