Package groovy.transform

# Enum AutoCloneStyle

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<AutoCloneStyle>
groovy.transform.AutoCloneStyle

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`, `Comparable<AutoCloneStyle>`, `java.lang.constant.Constable`

public enum AutoCloneStyle extends Enum<AutoCloneStyle>
Intended style to use for cloning when using the `@`AutoClone annotation.

Since:
  1.8.0
See Also:
  - `AutoClone`

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ## Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

  `Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>`

- ## Enum Constant Summary

  Enum Constants
  Enum Constant
  Description
  `CLONE`
  Uses only cloning.
  `COPY_CONSTRUCTOR`
  Uses the copy constructor pattern.
  `SERIALIZATION`
  Uses serialization to clone.
  `SIMPLE`
  Uses the no-arg constructor followed by property/field copying/cloning.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static AutoCloneStyle`
  `valueOf(String name)`
  Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
  `static AutoCloneStyle[]`
  `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, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf`

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

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

- ## Enum Constant Details

  - ### CLONE

    public static final AutoCloneStyle CLONE
    Uses only cloning.

  - ### SIMPLE

    public static final AutoCloneStyle SIMPLE
    Uses the no-arg constructor followed by property/field copying/cloning.

  - ### COPY_CONSTRUCTOR

    public static final AutoCloneStyle COPY_CONSTRUCTOR
    Uses the copy constructor pattern.

  - ### SERIALIZATION

    public static final AutoCloneStyle SERIALIZATION
    Uses serialization to clone.

- ## Method Details

  - ### values

    public static AutoCloneStyle[] 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 AutoCloneStyle 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