Package Common

Enum Class Gender

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Gender>

Common.Gender

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Gender>, Constable

public enum Gender
extends Enum<Gender>

The Gender enum represents the possible gender values for users in the system. It includes values such as MALE, FEMALE, and NA (not applicable).

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
FEMALE	Represents female gender.
MALE	Represents male gender.
NA	Represents a non-applicable gender.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Gender	fromString(String gender)	Converts a string representation of gender to its corresponding Gender enum value.
static Gender	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static Gender[]	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, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

MALE

public static final Gender MALE

Represents male gender.

FEMALE

public static final Gender FEMALE

Represents female gender.

NA

public static final Gender NA

Represents a non-applicable gender.

Method Details

values

public static Gender[] 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 Gender 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

fromString

public static Gender fromString(String gender)

Converts a string representation of gender to its corresponding Gender enum value.

Parameters:

gender - the string representation of the gender

Returns:

the corresponding Gender enum value or NA if the input is invalid