com.antelmann.cddb
Class Role

java.lang.Object
  com.antelmann.cddb.Role

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Role>

public class Role
extends Object
implements Serializable, Comparable<Role>

A Role defines the relationship of what a resource contributes to a composition or track.

Author:

Holger Antelmann

See Also:

Contribution, Track, Composition, Resource, Serialized Form

Field Summary

static Role	ARTIST
static Role	BAND
static Role	COMPOSER
static Role	CONDUCTOR
static Role	INSTRUMENT
static Role	LOCATION
static Role	MUSICIAN
static Role	ORCHESTRA
static Role	OTHER
static Role	PERFORMER
static Role	PRODUCER
static Role	RECORDING_TYPE
static Role	SOLIST
static Role	VOCAL

Constructor Summary

protected

Role(String description) This protected constructor allows for further customized roles through subclassing; otherwise it is prefered to stick to the pre-defined ones.

Method Summary

int	compareTo(Role g)
boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getDescription()
static Role[]	getKnownRoles()
static Role	getRole(String description)
int	hashCode()
static boolean	isKnownRole(Role role)
String	toString() returns getDescription()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

ARTIST

public static final Role ARTIST

BAND

public static final Role BAND

COMPOSER

public static final Role COMPOSER

CONDUCTOR

public static final Role CONDUCTOR

INSTRUMENT

public static final Role INSTRUMENT

LOCATION

public static final Role LOCATION

MUSICIAN

public static final Role MUSICIAN

ORCHESTRA

public static final Role ORCHESTRA

OTHER

public static final Role OTHER

PRODUCER

public static final Role PRODUCER

PERFORMER

public static final Role PERFORMER

SOLIST

public static final Role SOLIST

VOCAL

public static final Role VOCAL

RECORDING_TYPE

public static final Role RECORDING_TYPE

Constructor Detail

Role

protected Role(String description)

This protected constructor allows for further customized roles through subclassing; otherwise it is prefered to stick to the pre-defined ones.

Method Detail

getDescription

public String getDescription()

isKnownRole

public static boolean isKnownRole(Role role)

getRole

public static Role getRole(String description)
                    throws NoSuchElementException

Throws:

NoSuchElementException

getKnownRoles

public static Role[] getKnownRoles()

compareTo

public int compareTo(Role g)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<Role>

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

returns getDescription()

Overrides:

toString in class Object