Enum Class TapMetaOrder

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<TapMetaOrder>
uk.ac.starlink.vo.TapMetaOrder
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<TapMetaOrder>, Constable

public enum TapMetaOrder extends Enum<TapMetaOrder>
Defines an ordering for TAP metadata items: schemas and the tables within them.
Since:
5 Feb 2024
Author:
Mark Taylor
  • Enum Constant Details

    • ALPHABETIC

      public static final TapMetaOrder ALPHABETIC
      Alphabetical ordering.
    • INDEXED

      public static final TapMetaOrder INDEXED
      Ordering based on schema/table index (may or may not be reliable).
  • Method Details

    • values

      public static TapMetaOrder[] 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 TapMetaOrder 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
    • sortSchemas

      public void sortSchemas(SchemaMeta[] schemas)
      Modifies a set of schemas to obey this ordering. The order of the elements of the supplied array may change in place, and the ordering of tables within each one may also change.
      Parameters:
      schemas - array of schemas to alter in place