Enum Class MemoryType

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<MemoryType>
java.lang.management.MemoryType
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<MemoryType>, Constable

public enum MemoryType extends Enum<MemoryType>
Distinguishes various kinds of memory used by the virtual machine.
Since:
1.5
  • Enum Constant Details

    • HEAP

      public static final MemoryType HEAP
      Memory on the heap. The heap is the runtime area in the virtual machine, created upon the start-up of the virtual machine, from which memory for instances of types and arrays is allocated. The heap is shared among all threads in the virtual machine.
    • NON_HEAP

      public static final MemoryType NON_HEAP
      Memory that is not on the heap. This encompasses all other storage used by the virtual machine at runtime.
  • Method Details

    • values

      public static MemoryType[] values()
      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
      Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared
    • valueOf

      public static MemoryType valueOf(String name)
      Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null