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026 */
027 package org.opends.server.types;
028
029
030
031 /**
032 * This enumeration defines a result that could be returned from a
033 * boolean operation that may evaluate to true or false, but may also
034 * be undefined (i.e., "maybe"). A result of undefined indicates that
035 * further investigation may be required.
036 */
037 @org.opends.server.types.PublicAPI(
038 stability=org.opends.server.types.StabilityLevel.UNCOMMITTED,
039 mayInstantiate=false,
040 mayExtend=false,
041 mayInvoke=true)
042 public enum ConditionResult
043 {
044 /**
045 * Indicates that the result of the associated check returned
046 * "true".
047 */
048 TRUE("true"),
049
050
051
052 /**
053 * Indicates that the result of the associated check returned
054 * "false".
055 */
056 FALSE("false"),
057
058
059
060 /**
061 * Indicates that the associated check did not yield a definitive
062 * result and that additional checking might be required.
063 */
064 UNDEFINED("undefined");
065
066
067
068 // The human-readable name for this result.
069 private String resultName;
070
071
072
073 /**
074 * Creates a new condition result with the provided name.
075 *
076 * @param resultName The human-readable name for this condition
077 * result.
078 */
079 private ConditionResult(String resultName)
080 {
081 this.resultName = resultName;
082 }
083
084 /**
085 Returns the logical inverse of a ConditionResult value. The inverse
086 of the UNDEFINED value is UNDEFINED.
087
088 @param value The value to invert.
089 @return The logical inverse of the supplied value.
090 */
091 public static ConditionResult inverseOf(ConditionResult value) {
092 switch (value) {
093 case TRUE:
094 return FALSE;
095 case FALSE:
096 return TRUE;
097 case UNDEFINED:
098 return UNDEFINED;
099 }
100 assert false : "internal error: missing switch case" ;
101 return UNDEFINED;
102 }
103
104
105 /**
106 * Retrieves the human-readable name for this condition result.
107 *
108 * @return The human-readable name for this condition result.
109 */
110 public String toString()
111 {
112 return resultName;
113 }
114 }
115