org.tmatesoft.svn.core

Class SVNNodeKind

java.lang.Object

org.tmatesoft.svn.core.SVNNodeKind

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable

public final class SVNNodeKind
extends Object
implements Comparable, Serializable

The SVNNodeKind class is used to describe the kind of a directory entry (node, in other words). This can be:

• a directory - the node is a directory
• a file - the node is a file
• none - the node is missing (does not exist)
• unknown - the node kind can not be recognized

Since:

1.2

Version:

1.3

Author:

TMate Software Ltd.

See Also:

SVNDirEntry, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static SVNNodeKind	DIR Defines the directory node kind
static SVNNodeKind	FILE Defines the file node kind
static SVNNodeKind	NONE This node kind is used to say that a node is missing
static SVNNodeKind	UNKNOWN This node kind is used to say that the kind of a node is actually unknown

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(Object o) Compares this object with another one.
static SVNNodeKind	parseKind(String kind) Parses the passed string and finds out the node kind.
String	toString() Represents the current SVNNodeKind object as a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NONE

public static final SVNNodeKind NONE

This node kind is used to say that a node is missing

FILE

public static final SVNNodeKind FILE

Defines the file node kind

DIR

public static final SVNNodeKind DIR

Defines the directory node kind

UNKNOWN

public static final SVNNodeKind UNKNOWN

This node kind is used to say that the kind of a node is actually unknown

Method Detail

parseKind

public static SVNNodeKind parseKind(String kind)

Parses the passed string and finds out the node kind. For instance, parseKind("dir") will return DIR.

Parameters:

kind - a node kind as a string

Returns:

an SVNNodeKind representation

toString

public String toString()

Represents the current SVNNodeKind object as a string.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of this object.

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)

Compares this object with another one. Each SVNNodeKind constant has got its own unique id.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

Parameters:

o - an object to compare with

Returns:

• -1 - if o is either null, or is not an instance of SVNNodeKind, or the id of this object is smaller than the id of o;
• 1 - if the id of this object is bigger than the id of o;
• 0 - if and only if o is the same constant value as this one (has the same id)