1 /*
2 * EL4J, the Extension Library for the J2EE, adds incremental enhancements to
3 * the spring framework, http://el4j.sf.net
4 * Copyright (C) 2009 by ELCA Informatique SA, Av. de la Harpe 22-24,
5 * 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland, http://www.elca.ch
6 *
7 * EL4J is published under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
8 * Version 2.1. See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
9 *
10 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
13 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 *
15 * For alternative licensing, please contact info@elca.ch
16 */
17 package ch.elca.el4j.util.codingsupport;
18
19 /**
20 * This interface is required to persist an enum type using
21 * {@link GenericEnumUserType}.
22 *
23 * @svnLink $Revision: 4014 $;$Date: 2009-12-01 12:19:40 +0100 (Di, 01. Dez 2009) $;$Author: jonasha $;$URL: https://el4j.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/el4j/branches/el4j_3_1/el4j/framework/modules/core/src/main/java/ch/elca/el4j/util/codingsupport/SerializableEnum.java $
24 *
25 * @param <T> enum value type
26 *
27 * @author Stefan Wismer (SWI)
28 */
29 public interface SerializableEnum<T> {
30 /**
31 * @return the value of the enum
32 */
33 public T getValue();
34 }