net.sf.mmm.util.query.api.expression

Enum Bracketing

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Bracketing>

net.sf.mmm.util.query.api.expression.Bracketing

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Bracketing>

public enum Bracketing
extends Enum<Bracketing>

This enum controls how Expressions are surrounded with brackets when formatted.

Since:

8.0.0

Author:

hohwille

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
ALL Put all Expressions in brackets.
INNER Put all inner Expressions in brackets.
MINIMAL Put only Expressions in brackets where required (e.g.

Method Summary

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

ALL

public static final Bracketing ALL

Put all Expressions in brackets.

INNER

public static final Bracketing INNER

Put all inner Expressions in brackets.

MINIMAL

public static final Bracketing MINIMAL

Put only Expressions in brackets where required (e.g. because Or is weaker than And).

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static Bracketing 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