DynEnum (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: org.omg.CORBA.DynEnum interface
Date: 2026-06-25

org.omg.CORBA

## Interface DynEnum

- All Superinterfaces:
    DynAny, Object

  Deprecated.
  Use the new DynEnum instead

      @Deprecated
      public interface DynEnum
      extends Object, DynAny

  Represents a `DynAny` object associated with an IDL enum.

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `value_as_string()` Deprecated. Return the value of the IDL enum stored in this `DynEnum` as a string.
    `void` | `value_as_string(String arg)` Deprecated. Set a particular enum in this `DynEnum`.
    `int` | `value_as_ulong()` Deprecated. Return the value of the IDL enum as a Java int.
    `void` | `value_as_ulong(int arg)` Deprecated. Set the value of the IDL enum.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.omg.CORBA.DynAny

      `assign, copy, current_component, destroy, from_any, get_any, get_boolean, get_char, get_double, get_float, get_long, get_longlong, get_octet, get_reference, get_short, get_string, get_typecode, get_ulong, get_ulonglong, get_ushort, get_val, get_wchar, get_wstring, insert_any, insert_boolean, insert_char, insert_double, insert_float, insert_long, insert_longlong, insert_octet, insert_reference, insert_short, insert_string, insert_typecode, insert_ulong, insert_ulonglong, insert_ushort, insert_val, insert_wchar, insert_wstring, next, rewind, seek, to_any, type`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.omg.CORBA.Object

      `_create_request, _create_request, _duplicate, _get_domain_managers, _get_interface_def, _get_policy, _hash, _is_a, _is_equivalent, _non_existent, _release, _request, _set_policy_override`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### value_as_string

          String value_as_string()

      Deprecated.
      Return the value of the IDL enum stored in this `DynEnum` as a string.
      Returns:
        the stringified value.

    - #### value_as_string

          void value_as_string(String arg)

      Deprecated.
      Set a particular enum in this `DynEnum`.
      Parameters:
        `arg` - the string corresponding to the value.

    - #### value_as_ulong

          int value_as_ulong()

      Deprecated.
      Return the value of the IDL enum as a Java int.
      Returns:
        the integer value.

    - #### value_as_ulong

          void value_as_ulong(int arg)

      Deprecated.
      Set the value of the IDL enum.
      Parameters:
        `arg` - the int value of the enum.

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