SuperColumnType.java

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package org.apache.metamodel.schema;

import java.util.Date;

/**
 * Represents an abstract, generalized type of column
 */
public enum SuperColumnType {

	BOOLEAN_TYPE(Boolean.class),

	LITERAL_TYPE(String.class),

	NUMBER_TYPE(Number.class),

	TIME_TYPE(Date.class),

	BINARY_TYPE(byte[].class),

	OTHER_TYPE(Object.class);

	private Class<?> _javaEquivalentClass;

	private SuperColumnType(Class<?> javaEquivalentClass) {
		_javaEquivalentClass = javaEquivalentClass;
	}

	/**
	 * @return a java class that is appropriate for handling column values of
	 *         this column super type
	 */
	public Class<?> getJavaEquivalentClass() {
		return _javaEquivalentClass;
	}
}