# Enum Class Modifier

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<Modifier>
javax.lang.model.element.Modifier

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable, Comparable<Modifier>, Constable`

public enum Modifier extends Enum<Modifier>
Represents a modifier on a program element such as a class, method, or field.

Not all modifiers are applicable to all kinds of elements. When two or more modifiers appear in the source code of an element then it is customary, though not required, that they appear in the same order as the constants listed in the detail section below.

Note that it is possible additional modifiers will be added in future versions of the platform.

See Java Language Specification:
  8.1.1 Class Modifiers
  8.3.1 Field Modifiers
  8.4.3 Method Modifiers
  8.8.3 Constructor Modifiers
  9.1.1 Interface Modifiers
Since:
  1.6

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ### Nested classes/interfaces declared in class Enum

  `Enum.EnumDesc<E>`

- ## Enum Constant Summary

  Enum Constants
  Enum Constant
  Description
  `ABSTRACT`
  The modifier `abstract`
  `DEFAULT`
  The modifier `default`
  `FINAL`
  The modifier `final`
  `NATIVE`
  The modifier `native`
  `NON_SEALED`
  The modifier `non-sealed`
  `PRIVATE`
  The modifier `private`
  `PROTECTED`
  The modifier `protected`
  `PUBLIC`
  The modifier `public`
  `SEALED`
  The modifier `sealed`
  `STATIC`
  The modifier `static`
  `STRICTFP`
  The modifier `strictfp`
  `SYNCHRONIZED`
  The modifier `synchronized`
  `TRANSIENT`
  The modifier `transient`
  `VOLATILE`
  The modifier `volatile`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `String`
  `toString()`
  Returns this modifier's name as defined in The Java Language Specification.
  `static Modifier`
  `valueOf(String name)`
  Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
  `static Modifier[]`
  `values()`
  Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

  ### Methods declared in class Enum

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

  ### Methods declared in class Object

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

- ## Enum Constant Details

  - ### PUBLIC

    public static final Modifier PUBLIC
    The modifier `public`
    See Java Language Specification:
      6.6 Access Control

  - ### PROTECTED

    public static final Modifier PROTECTED
    The modifier `protected`
    See Java Language Specification:
      6.6 Access Control

  - ### PRIVATE

    public static final Modifier PRIVATE
    The modifier `private`
    See Java Language Specification:
      6.6 Access Control

  - ### ABSTRACT

    public static final Modifier ABSTRACT
    The modifier `abstract`
    See Java Language Specification:
      8.1.1.1 `abstract` Classes
      8.4.3.1 `abstract` Methods
      9.1.1.1 `abstract` Interfaces

  - ### DEFAULT

    public static final Modifier DEFAULT
    The modifier `default`
    See Java Language Specification:
      9.4 Method Declarations
    Since:
      1.8

  - ### STATIC

    public static final Modifier STATIC
    The modifier `static`
    See Java Language Specification:
      8.1.1.4 `static` Classes
      8.3.1.1 `static` Fields
      8.4.3.2 `static` Methods
      9.1.1.3 `static` Interfaces

  - ### SEALED

    public static final Modifier SEALED
    The modifier `sealed`
    See Java Language Specification:
      8.1.1.2 `sealed`, `non-sealed`, and `final` Classes
      9.1.1.4 `sealed` and `non-sealed` Interfaces
    Since:
      17

  - ### NON_SEALED

    public static final Modifier NON_SEALED
    The modifier `non-sealed`
    See Java Language Specification:
      8.1.1.2 `sealed`, `non-sealed`, and `final` Classes
      9.1.1.4 `sealed` and `non-sealed` Interfaces
    Since:
      17

  - ### FINAL

    public static final Modifier FINAL
    The modifier `final`
    See Java Language Specification:
      8.1.1.2 `sealed`, `non-sealed`, and `final` Classes
      8.3.1.2 `final` Fields
      8.4.3.3 `final` Methods

  - ### TRANSIENT

    public static final Modifier TRANSIENT
    The modifier `transient`
    See Java Language Specification:
      8.3.1.3 `transient` Fields

  - ### VOLATILE

    public static final Modifier VOLATILE
    The modifier `volatile`
    See Java Language Specification:
      8.3.1.4 `volatile` Fields

  - ### SYNCHRONIZED

    public static final Modifier SYNCHRONIZED
    The modifier `synchronized`
    See Java Language Specification:
      8.4.3.6 `synchronized` Methods

  - ### NATIVE

    public static final Modifier NATIVE
    The modifier `native`
    See Java Language Specification:
      8.4.3.4 `native` Methods

  - ### STRICTFP

    public static final Modifier STRICTFP
    The modifier `strictfp`
    See Java Language Specification:
      8.1.1.3 `strictfp` Classes
      8.4.3.5 `strictfp` Methods
      9.1.1.2 `strictfp` Interfaces

- ## Method Details

  - ### values

    public static Modifier[] values()
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
    Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

  - ### valueOf

    public static Modifier valueOf(String name)
    Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name
      `NullPointerException` - if the argument is null

  - ### toString

    public String toString()
    Returns this modifier's name as defined in The Java Language Specification. The modifier name is the name of the enum constant in lowercase and with any underscores ("`_`") replaced with hyphens ("`-`").
    Overrides:
      `toString` in class `Enum<Modifier>`
    Returns:
      the modifier's name