groovy.io

## Enum FileType

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Enum<FileType>
  - - groovy.io.FileType

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<FileType>

    public enum FileType
    extends java.lang.Enum<FileType>

Represents particular files of interest.

### Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant and Description
`ANY` Represents both normal files and directories
`DIRECTORIES` Represents directories
`FILES` Represents normal files

### Method Summary

Methods
`static FileType` `valueOf(java.lang.String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static FileType[]` `values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

`clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

### Enum Constant Detail

#### FILES

    public static final FileType FILES

Represents normal files

#### DIRECTORIES

    public static final FileType DIRECTORIES

Represents directories

#### ANY

    public static final FileType ANY

Represents both normal files and directories

### Method Detail

#### values

    public static FileType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

    for (FileType c : FileType.values())
        System.out.println(c);

Returns:
  an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

#### valueOf

    public static FileType valueOf(java.lang.String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:
  `name` - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
Returns:
  the enum constant with the specified name
Throws:
  `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
  `java.lang.NullPointerException` - if the argument is null