javax.persistence

Enum PersistenceContextType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<PersistenceContextType>

javax.persistence.PersistenceContextType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<PersistenceContextType>

public enum PersistenceContextType
extends Enum<PersistenceContextType>

Specifies whether a transaction-scoped or extended persistence context is to be used in PersistenceContext. If not specified, a transaction-scoped persistence context is used.

Since:

Java Persistence 1.0

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
EXTENDED Extended persistence context
TRANSACTION Transaction-scoped persistence context

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static PersistenceContextType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static PersistenceContextType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

TRANSACTION

public static final PersistenceContextType TRANSACTION

Transaction-scoped persistence context

EXTENDED

public static final PersistenceContextType EXTENDED

Extended persistence context

Method Detail

values

public static PersistenceContextType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (PersistenceContextType c : PersistenceContextType.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static PersistenceContextType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (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 type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null