tapestry/tapestry-framework/src/java/org/apache/tapestry/spec/BindingType.java

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package org.apache.tapestry.spec;

/**
 * Defines the different types of bindings possible for a component. These are used in the
 * {@link IBindingSpecification} and ultimately used to create an instance of
 * {@link org.apache.tapestry.IBinding}.
 * 
 * @author Howard Lewis Ship
 */

public final class BindingType
{
    /**
     * Indicates that the binding value is a prefixed locator, ready for use with
     * {@link org.apache.tapestry.binding.BindingSource}.
     */

    public static final BindingType PREFIXED = new BindingType("PREFIXED");

    public static final BindingType INHERITED = new BindingType("INHERITED");

    private final String _name;

    private BindingType(String name)
    {
        _name = name;
    }

    public String toString()
    {
        return "BindingType[" + _name + "]";
    }
}