javax.persistence

Enum TemporalType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<TemporalType>

javax.persistence.TemporalType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<TemporalType>

public enum TemporalType
extends Enum<TemporalType>

Type used to indicate a specific mapping of java.util.Date or java.util.Calendar.

Since:

Java Persistence 1.0

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
DATE Map as java.sql.Date
TIME Map as java.sql.Time
TIMESTAMP Map as java.sql.Timestamp

Method Summary

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

DATE

public static final TemporalType DATE

Map as java.sql.Date

TIME

public static final TemporalType TIME

Map as java.sql.Time

TIMESTAMP

public static final TemporalType TIMESTAMP

Map as java.sql.Timestamp

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static TemporalType 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