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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Continent>
```
public enum Continent
extends Enum<Continent>
```
Enumeration for all continents based on the 7 continent model found on Wikipedia and the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD).
In particular this splits the Americas into North and South America with North America including the Caribbean (except Trinidad and Tobago) and reaching down and including Panama. See the GBIF Continents for the exact divisions.
This is a geographical division. For GBIF's political divisions, see GbifRegion.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description
`AFRICA`	Africa.
`ANTARCTICA`	Antarctica.
`ASIA`	Asia.
`EUROPE`	Europe.
`NORTH_AMERICA`	North America
`OCEANIA`	Oceania.
`SOUTH_AMERICA`	South America.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Continent`	`fromString(String continent)`
`String`	`getTitle()`
`static Continent`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static Continent[]`	`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
  - AFRICA
```
public static final Continent AFRICA
```
    Africa.
  - ANTARCTICA
```
public static final Continent ANTARCTICA
```
    Antarctica.
  - ASIA
```
public static final Continent ASIA
```
    Asia.
  - OCEANIA
```
public static final Continent OCEANIA
```
    Oceania.
  - EUROPE
```
public static final Continent EUROPE
```
    Europe.
  - NORTH_AMERICA
```
public static final Continent NORTH_AMERICA
```
    North America
    This includes the Caribbean and Central America.
  - SOUTH_AMERICA
```
public static final Continent SOUTH_AMERICA
```
    South America.
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static Continent[] 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 (Continent c : Continent.values()) System.out.println(c);
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static Continent 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
  - getTitle
```
public String getTitle()
```
    Returns:
    
    the continent name in the English language.
  - fromString
```
public static Continent fromString(String continent)
```
    Parameters:
    
    continent - name
    
    Returns:
    
    the matching continent or null

Enum Continent

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Enum Constant Detail

AFRICA

ANTARCTICA

ASIA

OCEANIA

EUROPE

NORTH_AMERICA

SOUTH_AMERICA

Method Detail

values

valueOf

getTitle

fromString