code: public String getParityString() {
          switch (parity) {
              case AbstractSerialConnection.NO_PARITY:
                  return "none";
              case AbstractSerialConnection.EVEN_PARITY:
                  return "even";
              case AbstractSerialConnection.ODD_PARITY:
                  return "odd";
              case AbstractSerialConnection.MARK_PARITY:
                  return "mark";
              case AbstractSerialConnection.SPACE_PARITY:
                  return "space";
              default:
                  return "none";
          }
      }
docs: Returns the parity schema as <tt>String</tt>.
  
  @return the parity schema as <tt>String</tt>.