Category

All Implemented Interfaces:

android.os.Parcelable , com.foursquare.api.types.FoursquareType
```
public final class Category
 implements FoursquareType, Parcelable
                    
```
Data class of a category associated to a Venue.
Contains information like name, icon and subcategories.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private final Photo`	`image`
`private final Boolean`	`hasChildren`
`private final String`	`id`
`private final String`	`name`
`private final String`	`shortName`
`private final String`	`pluralName`
`private final Boolean`	`isPrimary`
`private final List<Category>`	`categories`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Category(String id, String name, String shortName, String pluralName, Photo photo, Boolean primary)`	Secondary constructor without specifying categories
`Category(String id, String name, String shortName, String pluralName, Photo icon, Boolean isPrimary, List<Category> categories)`

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`final Photo`	`getImage()`
`final Boolean`	`getHasChildren()`
`final String`	`getId()`	The category's id.
`final String`	`getName()`	Simple name of the category.
`final String`	`getShortName()`	E.g.
`final String`	`getPluralName()`	E.g.
`final Boolean`	`getIsPrimary()`	When in the context of a venue, tells us if this is the primary category or not.
`final List<Category>`	`getCategories()`	Categories can be nested within one another too.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Category

Category(String id, String name, String shortName, String pluralName, Photo photo, Boolean primary)

Secondary constructor without specifying categories

Category

Category(String id, String name, String shortName, String pluralName, Photo icon, Boolean isPrimary, List<Category> categories)

Method Detail
- getImage
```
 final Photo getImage()
```
- getHasChildren
```
 final Boolean getHasChildren()
```
- getId
```
 final String getId()
```
  The category's id.
- getName
```
 final String getName()
```
  Simple name of the category.
- getShortName
```
 final String getShortName()
```
  E.g. SOUTHERN / SOUL instead of SOUTHERN OR SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT.
- getPluralName
```
 final String getPluralName()
```
  E.g. Bars instead of Bar.
- getIsPrimary
```
 final Boolean getIsPrimary()
```
  When in the context of a venue, tells us if this is the primary category or not.
- getCategories
```
 final List<Category> getCategories()
```
  Categories can be nested within one another too.