PropertyFile.Entry.Type (Apache Ant API)
Date: 2018-03-24

org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional

## Class PropertyFile.Entry.Type

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.PropertyFile.Entry.Type

- Enclosing class:
    PropertyFile.Entry

      public static class PropertyFile.Entry.Type
      extends EnumeratedAttribute

  Enumerated attribute with the values "int", "date" and "string".

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static int` | `DATE_TYPE` date
    `static int` | `INTEGER_TYPE` int
    `static int` | `STRING_TYPE` string

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute

      `value`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Type()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `java.lang.String[]` | `getValues()` This is the only method a subclass needs to implement.
    `static int` | `toType(java.lang.String type)` Convert string to index.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.EnumeratedAttribute

      `containsValue, getIndex, getInstance, getValue, indexOfValue, setValue, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### INTEGER_TYPE

          public static final int INTEGER_TYPE

      int
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### DATE_TYPE

          public static final int DATE_TYPE

      date
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### STRING_TYPE

          public static final int STRING_TYPE

      string
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Type

          public Type()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getValues

          public java.lang.String[] getValues()

      This is the only method a subclass needs to implement.
      Specified by:
        `getValues` in class `EnumeratedAttribute`
      Returns:
        an array holding all possible values of the enumeration. The order of elements must be fixed so that `indexOfValue(String)` always return the same index for the same value.

    - #### toType

          public static int toType(java.lang.String type)

      Convert string to index.
      Parameters:
        `type` - the string to convert.
      Returns:
        the index.