/** * $RCSfile$ * $Revision$ * $Date$ * * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Jive Software. All rights reserved. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.jivesoftware.util; /** * A type safe enumeration object. Used for indicating distinct states * in a generic manner. Most child classes should extend Enum and * create static instances. * * @author Iain Shigeoka */ public class Enum { private String name; protected Enum(String name) { this.name = name; } /** * Returns the name of the enum. * * @return the name of the enum. */ public String getName() { return name; } @Override public boolean equals(Object object) { if (this == object) { return true; } else if ((this.getClass().isInstance(object)) && name.equals(((Enum)object).name)) { return true; } else { return false; } } @Override public int hashCode() { return name.hashCode(); } @Override public String toString() { return name; } }