gcc/libjava/java/awt/AttributeValue.java
Bryce McKinlay 7bde45b2eb AWT/Swing merge from GNU Classpath.
From-SVN: r56147
2002-08-09 05:26:17 +01:00

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/* AttributeValue.java -- parent of type-safe enums of attributes
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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package java.awt;
/**
* This class is undocumented by Sun, but it is the parent of several other
* classes, all of which are type-safe enumerations. This takes care of
* <code>equals</code>, <code>toString</code>, and <code>hashCode</code>, so
* that you don't have to (although hashCode is commonly overridden).
*
* @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
*/
class AttributeValue
{
/** The value of the enumeration. Package visible for speed. */
final int value;
/** The list of enumeration names for the given subclass. */
private final String[] names;
/**
* Construct a type-safe enumeration element. For example,<br>
* <pre>
* class Foo extends AttributeValue
* {
* private static final String[] names = { "one", "two" }
* public static final Foo ONE = new Foo(0);
* public static final Foo TWO = new Foo(1);
* private Foo(int value) { super(value, names); }
* }
* </pre>
*
* @param value the position of this enumeration element, consecutive from 0
* @param names the constant list of enumeration names for the subclass
*/
AttributeValue(int value, String[] names)
{
this.value = value;
this.names = names;
}
/**
* Returns the hashcode of this element. This is the index of the element
* in the enumeration. Note that equals defaults to the == relation.
*
* @return the hashcode
*/
public int hashCode()
{
return value;
}
/**
* Returns the name of this enumeration element.
*
* @return the element name
*/
public String toString()
{
return names[value];
}
} // class AttributeValue