content: /*
   * MethodType.java May 2007
   *
   * Copyright (C) 2007, Niall Gallagher <niallg@users.sf.net>
   *
   * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
   * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   * You may obtain a copy of the License at
   *
   *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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   */
  
  package com.aliyun.odps.simpleframework.xml.core;
  
  /**
   * The <code>MethodType</code> enumeration is used to specify a 
   * set of types that can be used to classify Java Beans methods.
   * This creates three types for the get, is, and set methods. The
   * method types allow the <code>MethodScanner</code> to determine
   * what function the method has in creating a contact point for
   * the object. This also enables methods to be parsed correctly.
   * 
   * @author Niall Gallagher
   * 
   * @see MethodScanner
   * @see MethodPart
   */
  enum MethodType {
     
     /**
      * This is used to represent a method that acts as a getter.
      */
     GET(3),
     
     /**
      * This is used to represent a method that acts as a getter.
      */
     IS(2),
     
     /**
      * This is used to represent a method that acts as a setter.
      */
     SET(3),  
     
     /**
      * This is used to represent a a normal method to be ignored.
      */
     NONE(0);
     
     /**
      * This is the length of the prefix the method type uses.
      */
     private int prefix;
     
     /**
      * Constructor for the <code>MethodType</code> object. This is
      * used to create a method type specifying the length of the
      * prefix. This allows the method name to be parsed easily.
      * 
      * @param prefix this is the length of the method name prefix
      */
     private MethodType(int prefix) {
        this.prefix = prefix;
     }
     
     /**
      * This is used to acquire the prefix for the method type. The
      * prefix allows the method name to be extracted easily as it
      * is used to determine the character range that forms the name.
      * 
      * @return this returns the method name prefix for the type
      */
     public int getPrefix() {
        return prefix;
     }
  }