geo

Enum CardinalDirection

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<CardinalDirection>

geo.CardinalDirection

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<CardinalDirection>

public enum CardinalDirection
extends Enum<CardinalDirection>

Immutable enumeration of cardinal directions.

PS1 instructions: do NOT change this enumeration.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
EAST
NORTH
SOUTH
WEST

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static CardinalDirection	fromChar(char letter)
char	toChar()
static CardinalDirection	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static CardinalDirection[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

compareTo, equals, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

NORTH

public static final CardinalDirection NORTH

EAST

public static final CardinalDirection EAST

SOUTH

public static final CardinalDirection SOUTH

WEST

public static final CardinalDirection WEST

Method Detail

values

public static CardinalDirection[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (CardinalDirection c : CardinalDirection.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static CardinalDirection valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (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 type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

toChar

public char toChar()

Returns:

upper-case first letter of this cardinal direction

fromChar

public static CardinalDirection fromChar(char letter)

Parameters:

letter - the upper-case first letter of a cardinal direction

Returns:

the cardinal direction whose first letter is letter