org.apache.polygene.api.common

Enum Visibility

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Visibility>

org.apache.polygene.api.common.Visibility

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Visibility>

public enum Visibility
extends Enum<Visibility>

Visibility is a core concept in the Polygene structure system. It defines the locale of composites and objects, i.e. how far they can be 'seen' and therefor be used.

When a Composite or Object is declared in the assembly phase, and no visibility is set, only other composites/objects within the same module can use that declaration. For a declared composite/object to be usable from other modules a higher visibility must be set, either that the Composite/Object can be used by others within the same Layer, or even to be used by those in the layer above.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
application Artifact is visible to other modules in the same layer and any modules in extending layers
layer Artifact is visible to all modules in the same layer
module Artifact is visible only in the declaring module (default)

Method Summary

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

module

public static final Visibility module

Artifact is visible only in the declaring module (default)

layer

public static final Visibility layer

Artifact is visible to all modules in the same layer

application

public static final Visibility application

Artifact is visible to other modules in the same layer and any modules in extending layers

Method Detail

values

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

Returns:

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

valueOf

public static Visibility 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