java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<ContactType>
- - org.gbif.api.vocabulary.ContactType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ContactType>
```
public enum ContactType
extends Enum<ContactType>
```
Enumeration for all contact types. A utility to infer types is provided which has historically been used during data migration activities from legacy systems such as the previous "GBRDS" which was built on MySQL.

See Also:

rs.gbif.org vocabulary

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description
`ADDITIONAL_DELEGATE`	A contact appointed to a Participant's delegation at the GBIF Governing Board.
`ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT`	A contact to contact for further non-technical information related to the dataset.
`AUTHOR`	A contact who is an author of a publication that used the dataset, or author of a data paper.
`CONTENT_PROVIDER`	A contact who contributed content to a dataset (the dataset being described may be a composite).
`CURATOR`	The contact that maintains and documents the specimens in a collection.
`CUSTODIAN_STEWARD`	A contact who is responsible for/takes care of the dataset.
`DATA_ADMINISTRATOR`	A contact who manages the operation of a data system.
`DISTRIBUTOR`	A contact involved in the publishing/distribution chain of a dataset.
`EDITOR`	A contact associated with editing a publication that used the dataset, or a data paper.
`HEAD_OF_DELEGATION`	A contact appointed to lead and represent a Participant's delegation at the GBIF Governing Board.
`METADATA_AUTHOR`	A contact responsible for providing the metadata.
`NODE_MANAGER`	A contact leading the work of the Node and representing the Node in the Nodes Committee.
`NODE_STAFF`	A contact who is a member of the Node's staff.
`ORIGINATOR`	A contact who originally gathered/prepared the dataset.
`OWNER`	A contact who owns the dataset (may or may not be the custodian).
`POINT_OF_CONTACT`	A contact to contact for further information about the dataset.
`PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR`	A primary scientific contact associated with the dataset.
`PROCESSOR`	A contact responsible for any post-collection processing of the dataset.
`PROGRAMMER`	The contact providing informatics/programming support related to the dataset.
`PUBLISHER`	A contact associated with the publishing of some entity (paper, article, book, etc) based on the dataset, or of a data paper.
`REGIONAL_NODE_REPRESENTATIVE`	A contact representing a regional group of Nodes.
`REVIEWER`	A person assigned to review the dataset and verify its data and/or metadata quality.
`SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATOR`	A contact who manages the operation of a computer system.
`TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT`	A contact to contact for further technical information related to the dataset.
`TEMPORARY_DELEGATE`	A contact temporarily appointed to a Participant's delegation at the GBIF Governing Board.
`TEMPORARY_HEAD_OF_DELEGATION`	A contact temporarily appointed to lead and represent a Participant's delegation at the GBIF Governing Board.
`USER`	The contact that makes use of the dataset.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static ContactType`	`fromString(String contactType)`
`static ContactType`	`inferType(String type)`	Tries its best to infer a ContactType from a given string.
`static ContactType`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static ContactType[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
compareTo, equals, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

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

- Enum Constant Detail
  - TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT
```
public static final ContactType TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT
```
    A contact to contact for further technical information related to the dataset.
  - ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
```
public static final ContactType ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
```
    A contact to contact for further non-technical information related to the dataset.
  - POINT_OF_CONTACT
```
public static final ContactType POINT_OF_CONTACT
```
    A contact to contact for further information about the dataset.
  - ORIGINATOR
```
public static final ContactType ORIGINATOR
```
    A contact who originally gathered/prepared the dataset.
  - METADATA_AUTHOR
```
public static final ContactType METADATA_AUTHOR
```
    A contact responsible for providing the metadata.
  - PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
```
public static final ContactType PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
```
    A primary scientific contact associated with the dataset.
  - AUTHOR
```
public static final ContactType AUTHOR
```
    A contact who is an author of a publication that used the dataset, or author of a data paper.
  - CONTENT_PROVIDER
```
public static final ContactType CONTENT_PROVIDER
```
    A contact who contributed content to a dataset (the dataset being described may be a composite).
  - CUSTODIAN_STEWARD
```
public static final ContactType CUSTODIAN_STEWARD
```
    A contact who is responsible for/takes care of the dataset.
  - DISTRIBUTOR
```
public static final ContactType DISTRIBUTOR
```
    A contact involved in the publishing/distribution chain of a dataset.
  - EDITOR
```
public static final ContactType EDITOR
```
    A contact associated with editing a publication that used the dataset, or a data paper.
  - OWNER
```
public static final ContactType OWNER
```
    A contact who owns the dataset (may or may not be the custodian).
  - PROCESSOR
```
public static final ContactType PROCESSOR
```
    A contact responsible for any post-collection processing of the dataset.
  - PUBLISHER
```
public static final ContactType PUBLISHER
```
    A contact associated with the publishing of some entity (paper, article, book, etc) based on the dataset, or of a data paper.
  - USER
```
public static final ContactType USER
```
    The contact that makes use of the dataset.
  - PROGRAMMER
```
public static final ContactType PROGRAMMER
```
    The contact providing informatics/programming support related to the dataset.
  - CURATOR
```
public static final ContactType CURATOR
```
    The contact that maintains and documents the specimens in a collection. Some of their duties include preparing and labeling specimens so they are ready for identification, and protecting the specimens.
  - DATA_ADMINISTRATOR
```
public static final ContactType DATA_ADMINISTRATOR
```
    A contact who manages the operation of a data system.
  - SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATOR
```
public static final ContactType SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATOR
```
    A contact who manages the operation of a computer system.
  - HEAD_OF_DELEGATION
```
public static final ContactType HEAD_OF_DELEGATION
```
    A contact appointed to lead and represent a Participant's delegation at the GBIF Governing Board.
  - TEMPORARY_HEAD_OF_DELEGATION
```
public static final ContactType TEMPORARY_HEAD_OF_DELEGATION
```
    A contact temporarily appointed to lead and represent a Participant's delegation at the GBIF Governing Board.
  - ADDITIONAL_DELEGATE
```
public static final ContactType ADDITIONAL_DELEGATE
```
    A contact appointed to a Participant's delegation at the GBIF Governing Board.
  - TEMPORARY_DELEGATE
```
public static final ContactType TEMPORARY_DELEGATE
```
    A contact temporarily appointed to a Participant's delegation at the GBIF Governing Board.
  - REGIONAL_NODE_REPRESENTATIVE
```
public static final ContactType REGIONAL_NODE_REPRESENTATIVE
```
    A contact representing a regional group of Nodes.
  - NODE_MANAGER
```
public static final ContactType NODE_MANAGER
```
    A contact leading the work of the Node and representing the Node in the Nodes Committee.
  - NODE_STAFF
```
public static final ContactType NODE_STAFF
```
    A contact who is a member of the Node's staff.
  - REVIEWER
```
public static final ContactType REVIEWER
```
    A person assigned to review the dataset and verify its data and/or metadata quality. This role is analogous to the role played by peer reviewers in the scholarly publication process.
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static ContactType[] 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 (ContactType c : ContactType.values()) System.out.println(c);
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static ContactType 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
  - fromString
```
public static ContactType fromString(String contactType)
```
    Returns:
    
    the matching ContactType or null
  - inferType
```
public static ContactType inferType(@Nullable
                                    String type)
```
    Tries its best to infer a ContactType from a given string. This can for example be used for the various contact types from DiGIR, TAPIR and BioCASe.
    
    Returns:
    
    the inferred ContactType

Enum ContactType

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Enum Constant Detail

TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT

POINT_OF_CONTACT

ORIGINATOR

METADATA_AUTHOR

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

AUTHOR

CONTENT_PROVIDER

CUSTODIAN_STEWARD

DISTRIBUTOR

EDITOR

OWNER

PROCESSOR

PUBLISHER

USER

PROGRAMMER

CURATOR

DATA_ADMINISTRATOR

SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATOR

HEAD_OF_DELEGATION

TEMPORARY_HEAD_OF_DELEGATION

ADDITIONAL_DELEGATE

TEMPORARY_DELEGATE

REGIONAL_NODE_REPRESENTATIVE

NODE_MANAGER

NODE_STAFF

REVIEWER

Method Detail

values

valueOf

fromString

inferType