Enum Class ComparisonCriterion.Result

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<ComparisonCriterion.Result>

org.tweetyproject.arg.delp.semantics.ComparisonCriterion.Result

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ComparisonCriterion.Result>, Constable

Enclosing class:

ComparisonCriterion

public static enum ComparisonCriterion.Result
extends Enum<ComparisonCriterion.Result>

Enumeration representing the possible results of a comparison between two items.

Author:

Matthias Thimm

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
IS_BETTER	Indicates that the first item is better than the second item.
IS_EQUAL	Indicates that the two items are equal in terms of the comparison criterion.
IS_WORSE	Indicates that the first item is worse than the second item.
NOT_COMPARABLE	Indicates that the two items cannot be compared due to lack of a common basis or criterion.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ComparisonCriterion.Result	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static ComparisonCriterion.Result[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

compareTo, describeConstable, equals, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

IS_BETTER

public static final ComparisonCriterion.Result IS_BETTER

Indicates that the first item is better than the second item.

NOT_COMPARABLE

public static final ComparisonCriterion.Result NOT_COMPARABLE

Indicates that the two items cannot be compared due to lack of a common basis or criterion.

IS_WORSE

public static final ComparisonCriterion.Result IS_WORSE

Indicates that the first item is worse than the second item.

IS_EQUAL

public static final ComparisonCriterion.Result IS_EQUAL

Indicates that the two items are equal in terms of the comparison criterion.

Method Details

values

public static ComparisonCriterion.Result[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static ComparisonCriterion.Result valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null