ProtocolMessageEnum

All Superinterfaces:

Internal.EnumLite

All Known Implementing Classes:

DescriptorProtos.FieldDescriptorProto.Label, DescriptorProtos.FieldDescriptorProto.Type, DescriptorProtos.FieldOptions.CType, DescriptorProtos.FileOptions.OptimizeMode
```
public interface ProtocolMessageEnum
extends Internal.EnumLite
```
Interface of useful methods added to all enums generated by the protocol compiler.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Descriptors.EnumDescriptor`	`getDescriptorForType()`	Return the enum type's descriptor, which contains information about each defined value, etc.
`int`	`getNumber()`	Return the value's numeric value as defined in the .proto file.
`Descriptors.EnumValueDescriptor`	`getValueDescriptor()`	Return the value's descriptor, which contains information such as value name, number, and type.

- Method Detail
  - getNumber
```
int getNumber()
```
    Return the value's numeric value as defined in the .proto file.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNumber in interface Internal.EnumLite
  - getValueDescriptor
```
Descriptors.EnumValueDescriptor getValueDescriptor()
```
    Return the value's descriptor, which contains information such as value name, number, and type.
  - getDescriptorForType
```
Descriptors.EnumDescriptor getDescriptorForType()
```
    Return the enum type's descriptor, which contains information about each defined value, etc.