loci.common.enumeration.CodedEnum Maven / Gradle / Ivy

Go to download

Show more of this group Show more artifacts with this name
Show all versions of ome-common Show documentation

Contains common I/O, date parsing, and XML processing classes.

The newest version!

/*
 * #%L
 * Common package for I/O and related utilities
 * %%
 * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Open Microscopy Environment:
 *   - Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
 *   - Glencoe Software, Inc.
 *   - University of Dundee
 * %%
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 * 
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
 *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
 *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
 *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 * 
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
 * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
 * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
 * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
 * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
 * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
 * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
 * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 * #L%
 */

package loci.common.enumeration;

/**
 * Enumeration which is coded.
 */
public interface CodedEnum {

  /**
   * Retrieves the integer "code" for this enumeration. It is expected that the
   * code be unique across the enumerated type.
   * @return See above.
   */
  public int getCode();

}