AttributeOrigin.java

/*
Copyright 2008-2010 Gephi
Authors : Mathieu Bastian <mathieu.bastian@gephi.org>, Martin Škurla
Website : http://www.gephi.org

This file is part of Gephi.

Gephi is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
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*/
package org.gephi.data.attributes.api;

/**
 * Meta-data that describes the origin of columns content. Default value is <b>DATA</b>.
 * <ul><li><b>PROPERTY:</b> The attribute is a static field like Label, X or Y.</li>
 * <li><b>DATA:</b> The attribute is a normal associated data to the object.</li>
 * <li><b>COMPUTED:</b> The attribute has been computed during the program execution.</li></ul>
 * <p>
 *
 * @author Mathieu Bastian
 * @author Martin Škurla
 */
public enum AttributeOrigin {

    PROPERTY("AttributeOrigin_property"),
    DATA    ("AttributeOrigin_data"),
    COMPUTED("AttributeOrigin_computed"),
    DELEGATE(null);  

    private final String label;

    AttributeOrigin(String label) {
        this.label = label;
    }
}