# Enum Class SmiSyntaxType

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<SmiSyntaxType>
com.snmp4j.smi.SmiSyntaxType

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

public enum SmiSyntaxType extends Enum<SmiSyntaxType>
The SmiSyntaxType identifies one of four SYNTAX clause types of OBJECT-TYPE or TEXTUAL-CONVENTION SMI constructs.

Since:
  1.3.2 (Pro edition only)
Author:
  Frank Fock

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class Enum

  `Enum.EnumDesc<E>`

- ## Enum Constant Summary

  Enum Constants
  Enum Constant
  Description
  `APPLICATION`
  Denotes an APPLICATION syntax as specified by ASN.1
  `CONVENTION`
  Denotes a TEXTUAL CONVENTION defined based on SIMPLE or APPLICATION syntax.
  `SEQUENCE`
  Denotes a SEQUENCE syntax used for defining tables.
  `SIMPLE`
  Denotes a SIMPLE syntax, for example, INTEGER, OCTET STRING, etc.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static SmiSyntaxType`
  `valueOf(String name)`
  Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
  `static SmiSyntaxType[]`
  `values()`
  Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

  ### Methods inherited from class Enum

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

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

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

- ## Enum Constant Details

  - ### APPLICATION

    public static final SmiSyntaxType APPLICATION
    Denotes an APPLICATION syntax as specified by ASN.1

  - ### CONVENTION

    public static final SmiSyntaxType CONVENTION
    Denotes a TEXTUAL CONVENTION defined based on SIMPLE or APPLICATION syntax.

  - ### SIMPLE

    public static final SmiSyntaxType SIMPLE
    Denotes a SIMPLE syntax, for example, INTEGER, OCTET STRING, etc.

  - ### SEQUENCE

    public static final SmiSyntaxType SEQUENCE
    Denotes a SEQUENCE syntax used for defining tables.

- ## Method Details

  - ### values

    public static SmiSyntaxType[] 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 SmiSyntaxType 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