Enum Class UpdateSemantic

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<UpdateSemantic>
org.odpi.openmetadata.accessservices.dataengine.model.UpdateSemantic
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<UpdateSemantic>, Constable

public enum UpdateSemantic extends Enum<UpdateSemantic> implements Serializable
UpdateSemantic defines the different types of update for a process
  • REPLACE - entities found is in the process payload will be updated or added, existing entities not included will be removed
  • APPEND - entities found is in the process payload will be updated or added, existing entities not included will be ignored
  • Enum Constant Details

    • REPLACE

      public static final UpdateSemantic REPLACE
      Replace with new entities
    • APPEND

      public static final UpdateSemantic APPEND
      Append new entities
  • Method Details

    • values

      public static UpdateSemantic[] values()
      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
      Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared
    • valueOf

      public static UpdateSemantic valueOf(String name)
      Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null
    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Enum<UpdateSemantic>
    • getOrdinal

      public int getOrdinal()
      Return the numeric representation of the instance provenance type.
      Returns:
      int ordinal
    • getName

      public String getName()
      Return the default name of the instance provenance type.
      Returns:
      String name
    • getDescription

      public String getDescription()
      Return the default description of the instance provenance type.
      Returns:
      String description