org.jcreme.enumerations
Interface EnumerationInitializer

All Known Implementing Classes:

RMIEnumerationInitializer, SQLEnumerationInitializer

public interface EnumerationInitializer

This interface specifies what an EnumerationIntializer must be. These initializers must be used to import the values of various Enumeration subclasses. It is up to the application developper to determine which classes must have their values loaded.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

$Author: dbregeon $

Method Summary

void	loadValues(java.lang.Class enumerationClass) This method enables to load the values associated with the given class.

Method Detail

loadValues

public void loadValues(java.lang.Class enumerationClass)
                throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

This method enables to load the values associated with the given class. After a call to this method, the values are available through the usual class methods.

Parameters:

enumerationClass - a subclass of the Enumeration Class.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the given class is null, not a subclass of Enumeration or an abstract sublass of Enumeration.