Package ch.tocco.nice2.rest.entity.spi.rebind

Enum Class EntityHandling

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<EntityHandling>

ch.tocco.nice2.rest.entity.spi.rebind.EntityHandling

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<EntityHandling>, Constable

public enum EntityHandling
extends Enum<EntityHandling>

Controls the way a given EntityBean is applied to the Entity.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
COMPLETE	If the given bean contains a key, the existing entity is updated.
PATCH	Execute a partial update on an entity.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static EntityHandling	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static EntityHandling[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

COMPLETE

public static final EntityHandling COMPLETE

If the given bean contains a key, the existing entity is updated. Note that the entire entity is updated. This means, that a full representation of the entity is required. If no value is given for a certain field or relation, it is cleared. See PATCH for partial updates. This is the default entity handling.

PATCH

public static final EntityHandling PATCH

Execute a partial update on an entity. The bean must contain a key of an entity that already exists. All data that the given bean contains is applied to the entity. If the bean contains no data for a certain field or relation, the field or relation remains untouched.

Method Details

values

public static EntityHandling[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static EntityHandling valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null