org.csstudio.data.values
Interface IEnumeratedMetaData

All Superinterfaces:

IMetaData, java.io.Serializable

public interface IEnumeratedMetaData
extends IMetaData

The enumerated version of IMetaData.

Handles the mapping from enumeration integers to state strings.

Author:

Kay Kasemir

See Also:

IMetaData, IEnumeratedValue

getStates

java.lang.String[] getStates()

Obtain the state strings.

The array element i represends state number i.

Returns:

The state string array, never null.

getState

java.lang.String getState(int state)

Convenience routine for getting a state string.

Also allows getting undefined states. Applications that want to specifically handle undefined states should use getStates() instead.

Parameters:

state - The state to get.

Returns:

A state string.