Class EnumConversionHelper

java.lang.Object

org.datanucleus.store.types.converters.EnumConversionHelper

public class EnumConversionHelper
extends Object

Helper class providing conversion methods for use with enums.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
EnumConversionHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Object	getEnumForStoredValue(AbstractMemberMetaData mmd, FieldRole role, Object value, ClassLoaderResolver clr)
static Object	getStoredValueFromEnum(AbstractMemberMetaData mmd, FieldRole role, Enum myEnum)	Convenience method to return the "value" of an Enum, for a field and role.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

EnumConversionHelper

public EnumConversionHelper()

Method Details

getEnumForStoredValue

public static Object getEnumForStoredValue(AbstractMemberMetaData mmd,
 FieldRole role,
 Object value,
 ClassLoaderResolver clr)

getStoredValueFromEnum

public static Object getStoredValueFromEnum(AbstractMemberMetaData mmd,
 FieldRole role,
 Enum myEnum)

Convenience method to return the "value" of an Enum, for a field and role. Firstly checks for a defined method on the Enum that returns the "value", otherwise falls back to use the ordinal.

Parameters:

mmd - Metadata for the member

role - Role of the Enum in this member

myEnum - The enum

Returns:

The "value" (String or Integer)