org.decisiondeck.xmcda_oo.structure
Enum ComparisonRelation

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Enum<ComparisonRelation>
      org.decisiondeck.xmcda_oo.structure.ComparisonRelation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ComparisonRelation>

public enum ComparisonRelation
extends Enum<ComparisonRelation>

The comparison between two alternatives are classically considered as being in one of the four states described by this enum.

Enum Constant Summary

ANTIPREFERENCE
Applies when comparing an alternative A to an alternative B and the alternative B is preferred to A.

INCOMPARABILITY

INDIFFERENCE

PREFERENCE

Method Summary

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

PREFERENCE

public static final ComparisonRelation PREFERENCE

ANTIPREFERENCE

public static final ComparisonRelation ANTIPREFERENCE

Applies when comparing an alternative A to an alternative B and the alternative B is preferred to A.

INDIFFERENCE

public static final ComparisonRelation INDIFFERENCE

INCOMPARABILITY

public static final ComparisonRelation INCOMPARABILITY

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static ComparisonRelation 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