ValueType (Cumulocity SDK - Java Client API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<ValueType>
- - com.cumulocity.model.measurement.ValueType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ValueType>
```
public enum ValueType
extends Enum<ValueType>
```
The type of a measurement value is used as a base for processing logic on top of the value. Examples:
- A counter is a value that is always increasing, such as energy consumption in electricity meters or packet counts in IP devices. A counter can be validated by checking that it is indeed increasing. A counter cannot be aggregated over time, since it is already an aggregate value. However, it can be summed up over devices.
- A gauge is a sampled value such as "current temperature". Typically, statistics are computed over gauges, such as average, minimas and maximas over time and devices.
- A rate represents a count over a certain time period. Such values are typically added up over time and averaged over devices.
Author:

pitchfor

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant Description

BOOLEAN

COUNTER

GAUGE

RATE

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static ValueType`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static ValueType[]`	`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, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

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

- Enum Constant Detail
  - COUNTER
```
public static final ValueType COUNTER
```
  - GAUGE
```
public static final ValueType GAUGE
```
  - RATE
```
public static final ValueType RATE
```
  - BOOLEAN
```
public static final ValueType BOOLEAN
```
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static ValueType[] 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 (ValueType c : ValueType.values()) System.out.println(c);
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static ValueType 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