= BeanSort _(enum)_
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Top level object classification.

== API

[source,java]
.BeanSort.java
----
enum BeanSort {
  VIEW_MODEL     // <.>
  ENTITY     // <.>
  MANAGED_BEAN_CONTRIBUTING     // <.>
  MANAGED_BEAN_NOT_CONTRIBUTING     // <.>
  MIXIN     // <.>
  VALUE     // <.>
  COLLECTION     // <.>
  ABSTRACT     // <.>
  VETOED     // <.>
  UNKNOWN
  boolean isManagedBeanContributing()
  boolean isManagedBeanNotContributing()
  boolean isManagedBeanAny()
  boolean isMixin()
  boolean isViewModel()
  boolean isValue()
  boolean isCollection()
  boolean isEntity()
  boolean isAbstract()
  boolean isVetoed()
  boolean isUnknown()
  boolean isToBeIntrospected()
  boolean isWrappingSupported()
}
----

<.> xref:#VIEW_MODEL[VIEW_MODEL]
+
--
Stateful object, with a state that can be marshaled and unmarshaled.
--
<.> xref:#ENTITY[ENTITY]
+
--
Persistable object, associated with a persistence layer/context.
--
<.> xref:#MANAGED_BEAN_CONTRIBUTING[MANAGED_BEAN_CONTRIBUTING]
+
--
Injectable object, associated with a lifecycle context (application-scoped, request-scoped, ...).
--
<.> xref:#MANAGED_BEAN_NOT_CONTRIBUTING[MANAGED_BEAN_NOT_CONTRIBUTING]
+
--
Injectable object, associated with a lifecycle context (application-scoped, request-scoped, ...).
--
<.> xref:#MIXIN[MIXIN]
+
--
Object associated with an _entity_ , _viewmodel_ or _domain-service_ to act as contributer of a single _domain-action_ or _domain-property_ or _domain-collection_ .
--
<.> xref:#VALUE[VALUE]
+
--
Immutable, serializable object.
--
<.> xref:#COLLECTION[COLLECTION]
+
--
Container of objects.
--
<.> xref:#ABSTRACT[ABSTRACT]
+
--
A non concrete type, that is a placeholder for a its concrete implementer.
--
<.> xref:#VETOED[VETOED]
+
--
Type must not be added to the meta-model, eg. by means of _org.apache.causeway.applib.annotation.Domain.Exclude_ , _Profile_ or xref:refguide:applib:index/annotation/Programmatic.adoc[Programmatic]
--

== Members

[#VIEW_MODEL]
=== VIEW_MODEL

Stateful object, with a state that can be marshaled and unmarshaled.

Includes classes annotated with _@DomainObject_ , when *not* associated with a persistence layer.

see also _#ENTITY_

[#ENTITY]
=== ENTITY

Persistable object, associated with a persistence layer/context.

Includes classes annotated with _@DomainObject_ , when associated with a persistence layer.

see also _#VIEW_MODEL_

[#MANAGED_BEAN_CONTRIBUTING]
=== MANAGED_BEAN_CONTRIBUTING

Injectable object, associated with a lifecycle context (application-scoped, request-scoped, ...).

to be introspected: YES

[#MANAGED_BEAN_NOT_CONTRIBUTING]
=== MANAGED_BEAN_NOT_CONTRIBUTING

Injectable object, associated with a lifecycle context (application-scoped, request-scoped, ...).

to be introspected: NO

[#MIXIN]
=== MIXIN

Object associated with an _entity_ , _viewmodel_ or _domain-service_ to act as contributer of a single _domain-action_ or _domain-property_ or _domain-collection_ .

[#VALUE]
=== VALUE

Immutable, serializable object.

[#COLLECTION]
=== COLLECTION

Container of objects.

[#ABSTRACT]
=== ABSTRACT

A non concrete type, that is a placeholder for a its concrete implementer.

[#VETOED]
=== VETOED

Type must not be added to the meta-model, eg. by means of _org.apache.causeway.applib.annotation.Domain.Exclude_ , _Profile_ or xref:refguide:applib:index/annotation/Programmatic.adoc[Programmatic]
