NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType (Tweety (Ranking Semantics for Argumentation Library) 1.15 API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType>
- - net.sf.tweety.arg.rankings.semantics.NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType>, Constable

Enclosing class:

NumericalArgumentRanking
```
public static enum NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType
extends Enum<NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType>
```
Possible sorting types for the numerical values.
DESCENDING
ASCENDING
LEXICOGRAPHIC

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum
  Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description
`ASCENDING`	smallest ranking value is ranked first
`DESCENDING`	largest ranking value is ranked first
`LEXICOGRAPHIC`	first ranking value when sorted lexicographically is ranked first

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType[]`	`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, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

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

- Enum Constant Detail
  - DESCENDING
```
public static final NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType DESCENDING
```
    largest ranking value is ranked first
  - ASCENDING
```
public static final NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType ASCENDING
```
    smallest ranking value is ranked first
  - LEXICOGRAPHIC
```
public static final NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType LEXICOGRAPHIC
```
    first ranking value when sorted lexicographically is ranked first
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType[] values()
```
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
    
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static NumericalArgumentRanking.SortingType 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