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package org.springframework.core.enums;
/**
* Base class for labeled enum instances that aren't static.
*
* @author Keith Donald
* @since 1.2.6
* @deprecated as of Spring 3.0, in favor of Java 5 enums.
*/
public abstract class AbstractGenericLabeledEnum extends AbstractLabeledEnum {
/**
* A descriptive label for the enum.
*/
private final String label;
/**
* Create a new StaticLabeledEnum instance.
* @param label the label; if null), the enum's code
* will be used as label
*/
protected AbstractGenericLabeledEnum(String label) {
this.label = label;
}
public String getLabel() {
if (this.label != null) {
return label;
}
else {
return getCode().toString();
}
}
}