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32   *
33   * $Id$
34   */
35  
36  package org.exolab.castor.xml;
37  
38  /**
39   * This class represents the Possible Descriptor types used by the marshalling Framework. Currently
40   * only Attribute and Element descriptors are used.
41   * 
42   * @author <a href="mailto:kvisco@intalio.com">Keith Visco</a>
43   * @version $Revision$ $Date: 2003-03-03 00:05:44 -0700 (Mon, 03 Mar 2003) $
44   */
45  public final class DescriptorType {
46    // -----------------/
47    // - Public Fields -/
48    // -----------------/
49  
50    /** Represents the descriptor type for Attributes. */
51    public static final short ATTRIBUTE = 0;
52  
53    /** Represents the descriptor type for Elements. */
54    public static final short ELEMENT = 1;
55  
56  
57    /** The Attribute DescriptorType. */
58    public static final DescriptorType attribute = new DescriptorType(DescriptorType.ATTRIBUTE);
59  
60    /** The Element DescriptorType. */
61    public static final DescriptorType element = new DescriptorType(DescriptorType.ELEMENT);
62  
63    // ------------------/
64    // - Private Fields -/
65    // ------------------/
66  
67    /** The type of this DescriptorType. */
68    private short _type = -1;
69  
70    // ----------------/
71    // - Constructors -/
72    // ----------------/
73  
74    /**
75     * Creates a new DescriptorType with the given type.
76     * 
77     * @param type the type for this DescriptorType.
78     */
79    private DescriptorType(final short type) {
80      _type = type;
81    }
82  
83    // ------------------/
84    // - Public Methods -/
85    // ------------------/
86  
87    /**
88     * Returns the type of this DescriptorType.
89     * 
90     * @return the type of this DescriptorType.
91     */
92    public short getType() {
93      return _type;
94    }
95  }