tv.amwa.maj.enumeration
Enum EssenceType

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Enum<EssenceType>
      tv.amwa.maj.enumeration.EssenceType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<EssenceType>

public enum EssenceType
extends Enum<EssenceType>

Specifies the kind of essence data in terms of its relationship with time.

Author:

Richard Cartwright

Enum Constant Summary

Event
Data that is time-oriented but discontinuous or lumpy, such as descriptive metadata.

Static
Data that is not time-oriented, for example a static image.

Timeline
Continuous data such as audio essence and video essence.

Method Summary

static EssenceType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static EssenceType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

compareTo, equals, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

Timeline

public static final EssenceType Timeline

Continuous data such as audio essence and video essence.

See Also:

TimelineMobSlot

Static

public static final EssenceType Static

Data that is not time-oriented, for example a static image.

See Also:

StaticMobSlot

Event

public static final EssenceType Event

Data that is time-oriented but discontinuous or lumpy, such as descriptive metadata.

See Also:

EventMobSlot

Method Detail

values

public static final EssenceType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for(EssenceType c : EssenceType.values())
        System.out.println(c);

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static EssenceType 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