Package org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin

Enum Class VersionMatchRule

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<VersionMatchRule>

org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.VersionMatchRule

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<VersionMatchRule>, Constable

public enum VersionMatchRule
extends Enum<VersionMatchRule>

Defines the rules that are used to control when two compared versions match.

Since:

3.19

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
COMPATIBLE	A rule that matches if a version is compatible to a reference, which is the case if that version has the same major component and apart from that is greater than or equal to the reference.
EQUIVALENT	A rule that matches if a version is equivalent to a reference, which is the case if that version has the same major and minor component and apart from that is greater than or equal to the reference.
GREATER_OR_EQUAL	A rule that matches if a version is greater than or equal to a reference.
PERFECT	A rule that matches if a version is perfectly equal to a reference.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract boolean	matches(Version version, Version reference)
abstract VersionRange	rangeFor(Version version)
String	toString()
static VersionMatchRule	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static VersionMatchRule[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

PERFECT

public static final VersionMatchRule PERFECT

A rule that matches if a version is perfectly equal to a reference.

EQUIVALENT

public static final VersionMatchRule EQUIVALENT

A rule that matches if a version is equivalent to a reference, which is the case if that version has the same major and minor component and apart from that is greater than or equal to the reference.

COMPATIBLE

public static final VersionMatchRule COMPATIBLE

A rule that matches if a version is compatible to a reference, which is the case if that version has the same major component and apart from that is greater than or equal to the reference.

GREATER_OR_EQUAL

public static final VersionMatchRule GREATER_OR_EQUAL

A rule that matches if a version is greater than or equal to a reference.

Method Details

values

public static VersionMatchRule[] 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 VersionMatchRule 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

rangeFor

public abstract VersionRange rangeFor(Version version)

matches

public abstract boolean matches(Version version,
 Version reference)

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Enum<VersionMatchRule>