Method getConstant

code/src/java/pcgen/cdom/enumeration/VariableKey.java:89–99

Returns the constant for the given String (the search for the constant is case insensitive). If the constant does not already exist, a new Constant is created with the given String as the name of the Constant. @param name The name of the constant to be returned @return The Constant for t

(String name)

	 * @return The Constant for the given name
	 */
	public static VariableKey getConstant(String name)
	{
		initializeTypeMap();
		VariableKey key = typeMap.get(name);
		if (key == null)
		{
			key = new VariableKey(name);
			typeMap.put(name, key);
		}
		return key;
	}

	/**
	 * Thread safe construction of typeMap