org.josef.science.physics.particle

Enum Interaction

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Interaction>

org.josef.science.physics.particle.Interaction

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Interaction>

public enum Interaction
extends Enum<Interaction>

Enumeration of all the possible interactions between subatomic particles.
For detailed information read the article on interactions at Wikipedia by clicking here.

Version:

1.0 $Revision: 6488 $

Author:

Kees Schotanus

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
ELECTROMAGNETISM Electromagnetism.
GRAVITATION Gravitation.
STRONG Strong.
WEAK Weak.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Interaction	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Interaction[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

GRAVITATION

public static final Interaction GRAVITATION

Gravitation.

ELECTROMAGNETISM

public static final Interaction ELECTROMAGNETISM

Electromagnetism.

WEAK

public static final Interaction WEAK

Weak.
Responsible for beta decay.

STRONG

public static final Interaction STRONG

Strong.
Holds the nucleus of an atom together.

Method Detail

values

public static Interaction[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (Interaction c : Interaction.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Interaction valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null