javax.persistence

Enum GenerationType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<GenerationType>

javax.persistence.GenerationType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<GenerationType>

public enum GenerationType
extends java.lang.Enum<GenerationType>

The GenerationType enumeration

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
AUTO
IDENTITY
SEQUENCE
TABLE

Method Summary

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

TABLE

public static final GenerationType TABLE

SEQUENCE

public static final GenerationType SEQUENCE

IDENTITY

public static final GenerationType IDENTITY

AUTO

public static final GenerationType AUTO

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static GenerationType 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