PRequirement (Providence Core 2.4.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<PRequirement>
- - net.morimekta.providence.descriptor.PRequirement

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<PRequirement>
```
public enum PRequirement
extends java.lang.Enum<PRequirement>
```
Field requirement designation.
- OPTIONAL: Value may always be missing.
- DEFAULT: Value is always present unless nullable. Not required for validity. Also called optional-in-required-out some places in Apache Thrift.
- REQUIRED: Value is always present if a default value exists. Explicit value required for validity in reading.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant Description

DEFAULT

OPTIONAL

REQUIRED

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

boolean fieldIsValueType

java.lang.String label

boolean presenceRequired

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static PRequirement`	`valueOf(java.lang.String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static PRequirement[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Enum Constant Detail
  - DEFAULT
```
public static final PRequirement DEFAULT
```
  - OPTIONAL
```
public static final PRequirement OPTIONAL
```
  - REQUIRED
```
public static final PRequirement REQUIRED
```
- Field Detail
  - fieldIsValueType
```
public final boolean fieldIsValueType
```
  - presenceRequired
```
public final boolean presenceRequired
```
  - label
```
public final java.lang.String label
```
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static PRequirement[] 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 (PRequirement c : PRequirement.values()) System.out.println(c);
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static PRequirement valueOf(java.lang.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:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
    
    java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null