org.lenskit.data.entities

Class EntityType

java.lang.Object

org.lenskit.data.entities.EntityType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class EntityType
extends Object
implements 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
boolean	equals(Object obj)
static EntityType	forName(String name) Get the entity type for a name.
String	getName() Get the name of this entity type.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Get the name of this entity type.

Returns:

The entity type’s name.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

forName

@Nonnull
public static EntityType forName(String name)

Get the entity type for a name.

Parameters:

name - The type name.

Returns:

The entity type with name name.