- /*
- * @(#)MemoryType.java 1.7 04/04/18
- *
- * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
- */
-
- package java.lang.management;
-
- /**
- * Types of {@link MemoryPoolMXBean memory pools}.
- *
- * @author Mandy Chung
- * @version 1.7, 04/18/04
- * @since 1.5
- */
- public enum MemoryType {
-
- /**
- * Heap memory type.
- * <p>
- * The Java virtual machine has a <i>heap</i>
- * that is the runtime data area from which
- * memory for all class instances and arrays are allocated.
- */
- HEAP("Heap memory"),
-
- /**
- * Non-heap memory type.
- * <p>
- * The Java virtual machine manages memory other than the heap
- * (referred as <i>non-heap memory</i>). The non-heap memory includes
- * the <i>method area</i> and memory required for the internal
- * processing or optimization for the Java virtual machine.
- * It stores per-class structures such as a runtime
- * constant pool, field and method data, and the code for
- * methods and constructors.
- */
- NON_HEAP("Non-heap memory");
-
- private final String description;
-
- private MemoryType(String s) {
- this.description = s;
- }
-
- /**
- * Returns the string representation of this <tt>MemoryType</tt>.
- * @return the string representation of this <tt>MemoryType</tt>.
- */
- public String toString() {
- return description;
- }
-
- private static final long serialVersionUID = 6992337162326171013L;
- }