org.gradle.api

## Enum PathValidation

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Enum<PathValidation>
  - - org.gradle.api.PathValidation

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Comparable<PathValidation>

      public enum PathValidation
      extends Enum<PathValidation>

  An enumeration for describing validation policies for file paths.

- - ### Enum Constant Summary

    Enum Constants
    Enum Constant and Description
    `DIRECTORY`
    `EXISTS`
    `FILE`
    `NONE`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static PathValidation` | `valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    `static PathValidation[]` | `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

    - #### NONE

          public static final PathValidation NONE

    - #### EXISTS

          public static final PathValidation EXISTS

    - #### FILE

          public static final PathValidation FILE

    - #### DIRECTORY

          public static final PathValidation DIRECTORY

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### values

          public static PathValidation[] 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 (PathValidation c : PathValidation.values())
              System.out.println(c);

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

    - #### valueOf

          public static PathValidation valueOf(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:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
        `NullPointerException` - if the argument is null