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package java.lang.management;

/**

 * Types of {@link MemoryPoolMXBean memory pools}.

 *

 * @author  Mandy Chung

 * @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;

}