org.lenskit.data.entities

Class EntityType

java.lang.Object

org.lenskit.data.entities.EntityType

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

@Shareable
 @Immutable
public final class EntityType
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

A type for an entity. Obtain an entity from a named type with forName(String).

Entity types are unique objects that can be equality-tested with ==.

Type names are case-insensitive, and are normalized to lowercase in the root locale.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static EntityType	forName(java.lang.String name) Get the entity type for a name.
java.lang.String	getName() Get the name of this entity type.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the name of this entity type.

Returns:

The entity type’s name.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

forName

@Nonnull
public static EntityType forName(java.lang.String name)

Get the entity type for a name.

Parameters:

name - The type name.

Returns:

The entity type with name name.