com.saperion.util

Class EnumConstant

java.lang.Object

com.saperion.util.EnumConstant

public final class EnumConstant
extends Object

Utility class that can be used to safely retrieve enum constants by their position in the value-array.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T extends Enum<?>> T	get(Class<T> clazz, int position, T defaultValue) Retrieves the enum-constant at the specified position in the value-array of the Enum defined by the specified class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

get

public static <T extends Enum<?>> T get(Class<T> clazz,
                                        int position,
                                        T defaultValue)

Retrieves the enum-constant at the specified position in the value-array of the Enum defined by the specified class. If the class is not an Enum, or if there is no constant at the specified position in the array, the default value will be returned.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the Enum

Parameters:

clazz - Class defining the Enum to read from

position - the position of the constant in the value-array

defaultValue - the default value to return if no constant was found

Returns:

enum constant or default value, if no constant was found