# Enum NameType

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<NameType>
org.apache.commons.codec.language.bm.NameType

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable, Comparable<NameType>`

public enum NameType extends Enum<NameType>
Supported types of names. Unless you are matching particular family names, use `GENERIC`. The `GENERIC` NameType should work reasonably well for non-name words. The other encodings are specifically tuned to family names, and may not work well at all for general text.

Since:
  1.6

- ## Enum Constant Summary

  Enum Constants
  Enum Constant
  Description
  `ASHKENAZI`
  Ashkenazi family names.
  `GENERIC`
  Generic names and words.
  `SEPHARDIC`
  Sephardic family names.

- ## Method Summary

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

  ### Methods inherited from class Enum

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

  ### Methods inherited from class Object

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

- ## Enum Constant Details

  - ### ASHKENAZI

    public static final NameType ASHKENAZI
    Ashkenazi family names.

  - ### GENERIC

    public static final NameType GENERIC
    Generic names and words.

  - ### SEPHARDIC

    public static final NameType SEPHARDIC
    Sephardic family names.

- ## Method Details

  - ### values

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

  - ### valueOf

    public static NameType 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

  - ### getName

    public String getName()
    Gets the short version of the name type.
    Returns:
      the NameType short string