com.onwbp.base.text
Class Severity

java.lang.Object
  com.onwbp.base.text.Severity

public final class Severity

extends Object

This enumeration class defines the severities that a user message may have.

See Also:

UserMessage

Field Summary

static Severity	ERROR Specifies an error.
static Severity	FATAL Specifies a "fatal" error, this is the highest severity.
static Severity	INFO Specifies an "information", this is the lowest severity.
static Severity	WARNING Specifies a warning.

Method Summary

String	getLabel()
boolean	isEqualOrMoreSevereThan(Severity anotherSeverity) Returns true if this severity is more severe than the one specified or the same.
boolean	isError()
boolean	isFatal()
boolean	isInfo()
boolean	isWarning()
static Severity	parseFlag(String aFlag) Returns the severity instance corresponding to the flag specified.
String	toParsableString() Returns a flag identifying the severity.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

FATAL

public static final Severity FATAL

Specifies a "fatal" error, this is the highest severity.

ERROR

public static final Severity ERROR

Specifies an error.

WARNING

public static final Severity WARNING

Specifies a warning.

INFO

public static final Severity INFO

Specifies an "information", this is the lowest severity.

Method Detail

parseFlag

public static Severity parseFlag(String aFlag)
                          throws IllegalArgumentException

Returns the severity instance corresponding to the flag specified. The flag should have been generated by method toParsableString().

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if aFlag has not the format expected or it is not recognized.

getLabel

public String getLabel()

toParsableString

public String toParsableString()

Returns a flag identifying the severity. The returned string is converted back to a Severity instance by method parseFlag(String).

toString

public String toString()

isFatal

public boolean isFatal()

isError

public boolean isError()

isWarning

public boolean isWarning()

isInfo

public boolean isInfo()

isEqualOrMoreSevereThan

public boolean isEqualOrMoreSevereThan(Severity anotherSeverity)

Returns true if this severity is more severe than the one specified or the same.

The following order is guaranteed:

FATAL > ERROR > WARNING > INFO