org.opencastproject.util

Class EnumSupport

java.lang.Object

org.opencastproject.util.EnumSupport

public final class EnumSupport
extends Object

Enum utility methods.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <E extends Enum<?>> E	fromString(Class<E> enumClass, String value) Support method to help enums implement an enhanced valueOf(String) method, that does not throw an IllegalArgumentException in case of incoming values, that do not match any of the enum's values.
static <A extends Enum> Function<String,Option<A>>	parseEnum(A e) Create a function to parse a string into an Enum value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

fromString

public static <E extends Enum<?>> E fromString(Class<E> enumClass,
                                               String value)

Support method to help enums implement an enhanced valueOf(String) method, that does not throw an IllegalArgumentException in case of incoming values, that do not match any of the enum's values.

Parameters:

enumClass - the enum's class

value - the value to look up

Returns:

the matching enum value or null if none matches

parseEnum

public static <A extends Enum> Function<String,Option<A>> parseEnum(A e)

Create a function to parse a string into an Enum value.