001 package edu.nrao.sss.util; 002 003 004 /** 005 * The manner in which an object came to be in its current state. 006 * <p> 007 * <b>CVS Info:</b> 008 * <table style="margin-left:2em"> 009 * <tr><td>$Revision: 161 $</td></tr> 010 * <tr><td>$Date: 2006-12-15 11:48:34 -0700 (Fri, 15 Dec 2006) $</td></tr> 011 * <tr><td>$Author: btruitt $</td></tr> 012 * </table></p> 013 * 014 * @author David M. Harland 015 * @since 2006-08-02 016 */ 017 public enum AlterationStatus 018 { 019 AUTO_GENERATED_AND_UNALTERED, 020 021 AUTO_GENERATED_THEN_ALTERED, 022 023 MANUALLY_CREATED, 024 025 UNKNOWN; 026 027 /** 028 * Returns a default alteration status. 029 * @return a default alteration status. 030 */ 031 public static AlterationStatus getDefault() 032 { 033 return AUTO_GENERATED_AND_UNALTERED; 034 } 035 036 /** 037 * Returns a text representation of this enumeration constant. 038 * @return a text representation of this enumeration constant. 039 */ 040 public String toString() 041 { 042 return EnumerationUtility.getSharedInstance().enumToString(this); 043 } 044 045 /** 046 * Returns the alteration status represented by {@code text}. 047 * <p> 048 * For details about the transformation, see 049 * {@link EnumerationUtility#enumFromString(Class, String)}.</p> 050 * 051 * @param text a text representation of an alteration status. 052 * 053 * @return the alteration status represented by {@code text}. 054 */ 055 public static AlterationStatus fromString(String text) 056 { 057 return EnumerationUtility.getSharedInstance() 058 .enumFromString(AlterationStatus.class, text); 059 } 060 }