Package org.gbif.api.vocabulary

Enum GbifRegion

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<GbifRegion>

org.gbif.api.vocabulary.GbifRegion

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<GbifRegion>

public enum GbifRegion
extends Enum<GbifRegion>

An enumeration for all GBIF Regions. These are based on IPBES regions.

This is a political division, part of GBIF's governance structure. For a geographical division, see Continent.

See Also:

The GBIF Network

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
AFRICA	Africa: IPBES regions North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and adjacent islands, Southern Africa.
ANTARCTICA	Antarctica: "Excluded" IPBES regions, or GEO regions except Greenland.
ASIA	Asia: IPBES regions Western Asia, South Asia, North-East Asia, South-East Asia.
EUROPE	Europe and Central Asia: IPBES regions Central and Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Asia.
LATIN_AMERICA	Latin America and the Caribbean: IPBES regions Mesoamerica, Caribbean, South America.
NORTH_AMERICA	North America: IPBES region North America.
OCEANIA	Oceania: IPBES region Oceania.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static GbifRegion	fromString(String region)
static GbifRegion	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static GbifRegion[]	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 GbifRegion AFRICA

Africa: IPBES regions North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and adjacent islands, Southern Africa.

ASIA

public static final GbifRegion ASIA

Asia: IPBES regions Western Asia, South Asia, North-East Asia, South-East Asia.

EUROPE

public static final GbifRegion EUROPE

Europe and Central Asia: IPBES regions Central and Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Asia.

NORTH_AMERICA

public static final GbifRegion NORTH_AMERICA

North America: IPBES region North America.

OCEANIA

public static final GbifRegion OCEANIA

Oceania: IPBES region Oceania.

LATIN_AMERICA

public static final GbifRegion LATIN_AMERICA

Latin America and the Caribbean: IPBES regions Mesoamerica, Caribbean, South America.

ANTARCTICA

public static final GbifRegion ANTARCTICA

Antarctica: "Excluded" IPBES regions, or GEO regions except Greenland. Includes some islands in the Southern Ocean.

Method Detail

values

public static GbifRegion[] 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 (GbifRegion c : GbifRegion.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static GbifRegion 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 GbifRegion fromString(String region)

Parameters:

region - GBIF's region name

Returns:

the matching GBIF region or null