EmployeeValue (stackone-client-java 0.1.3 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.stackone.stackone_client_java.models.components.EmployeeValue

```
public class EmployeeValue
extends java.lang.Object
```
Wrapper class for an "open" enum. "Open" enums are those that are expected to evolve (particularly with the addition of enum members over time). If an open enum is used then the appearance of unexpected enum values (say in a response from an updated an API) will not bring about a runtime error thus ensuring that non-updated client versions can continue to work without error.
Note that instances are immutable and are singletons (an internal thread-safe cache is maintained to ensure that). As a consequence instances created with the same value will satisfy reference equality (via ==).
This class is intended to emulate an enum (in terms of common usage and with reference equality) but with the ability to carry unknown values. Unfortunately Java does not permit the use of an instance in a switch expression but you can use the asEnum() method (after dealing with the `Optional` appropriately).

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`EmployeeValue._Deserializer`
`static class`	`EmployeeValue._Serializer`
`static class`	`EmployeeValue.EmployeeValueEnum`

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static EmployeeValue`	`DIVERSE`
`static EmployeeValue`	`FEMALE`
`static EmployeeValue`	`MALE`
`static EmployeeValue`	`NON_BINARY`
`static EmployeeValue`	`NOT_DISCLOSED`
`static EmployeeValue`	`OTHER`
`static EmployeeValue`	`UNMAPPED_VALUE`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.Optional<EmployeeValue.EmployeeValueEnum>`	`asEnum()`
`boolean`	`equals(java.lang.Object obj)`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`boolean`	`isKnown()`
`static EmployeeValue`	`of(java.lang.String value)`	Returns a EmployeeValue with the given value.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`
`java.lang.String`	`value()`
`static EmployeeValue[]`	`values()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MALE
```
public static final EmployeeValue MALE
```

FEMALE

public static final EmployeeValue FEMALE

NON_BINARY

public static final EmployeeValue NON_BINARY

OTHER

public static final EmployeeValue OTHER

NOT_DISCLOSED

public static final EmployeeValue NOT_DISCLOSED

DIVERSE

public static final EmployeeValue DIVERSE

UNMAPPED_VALUE

public static final EmployeeValue UNMAPPED_VALUE

Method Detail
- of
```
public static EmployeeValue of(java.lang.String value)
```
  Returns a EmployeeValue with the given value. For a specific value the returned object will always be a singleton so reference equality is satisfied when the values are the same.
  
  Parameters:
  
  value - value to be wrapped as EmployeeValue
- value
```
public java.lang.String value()
```
- asEnum
```
public java.util.Optional<EmployeeValue.EmployeeValueEnum> asEnum()
```
- isKnown
```
public boolean isKnown()
```
- hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
  Overrides:
  
  hashCode in class java.lang.Object
- equals
```
public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
```
  Overrides:
  
  equals in class java.lang.Object
- toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
  Overrides:
  
  toString in class java.lang.Object
- values
```
public static EmployeeValue[] values()
```