org.springframework.core.enums
Class AbstractLabeledEnum

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.core.enums.AbstractLabeledEnum

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable, LabeledEnum

Direct Known Subclasses:

LetterCodedLabeledEnum, ShortCodedLabeledEnum, StringCodedLabeledEnum

public abstract class AbstractLabeledEnum
extends Object
implements LabeledEnum, Serializable

Abstract base superclass for LabeledEnum implementations.

Since:

1.2.2

Author:

Keith Donald

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.core.enums.LabeledEnum

CODE_ORDER, DEFAULT_ORDER, LABEL_ORDER

Constructor Summary

protected

AbstractLabeledEnum(String label) Create a new AbstractLabeledEnum instance with the given label.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Object obj)
boolean	equals(Object obj)
abstract Comparable	getCode() This abstract method declaration shadows the method in the LabeledEnum interface.
String	getLabel() Return a descriptive, optional label.
Class	getType() Return this enumeration's type.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbstractLabeledEnum

protected AbstractLabeledEnum(String label)

Create a new AbstractLabeledEnum instance with the given label.

Method Detail

getType

public Class getType()

Description copied from interface: LabeledEnum

Return this enumeration's type.

Specified by:

getType in interface LabeledEnum

getCode

public abstract Comparable getCode()

This abstract method declaration shadows the method in the LabeledEnum interface. This is necessary to properly work on Sun's JDK 1.3 classic VM in all cases.

Specified by:

getCode in interface LabeledEnum

getLabel

public String getLabel()

Description copied from interface: LabeledEnum

Return a descriptive, optional label.

Specified by:

getLabel in interface LabeledEnum

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object obj)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object