Module java.base
Package java.lang.classfilePREVIEW

# Enum Class ClassFile.DebugElementsOption

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<ClassFile.DebugElementsOptionPREVIEW>
java.lang.classfile.ClassFile.DebugElementsOption

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`, `ClassFile.OptionPREVIEW`, `Comparable<ClassFile.DebugElementsOptionPREVIEW>`, `Constable`

Enclosing interface:
  `ClassFilePREVIEW`

public static enum ClassFile.DebugElementsOption extends Enum<ClassFile.DebugElementsOptionPREVIEW> implements ClassFile.OptionPREVIEW
`DebugElementsOption` is a preview API of the Java platform.
Programs can only use `DebugElementsOption` when preview features are enabled.
Preview features may be removed in a future release, or upgraded to permanent features of the Java platform.
Option describing whether to process or discard debug elements. Debug elements include the local variable table, local variable type table, and character range table. Discarding debug elements may reduce the overhead of parsing or transforming classfiles. Default is `PASS_DEBUG` to process debug elements.

Since:
  22

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ## Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

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

- ## Enum Constant Summary

  Enum Constants
  Enum Constant
  Description
  `DROP_DEBUG`
  Drop debug elements
  `PASS_DEBUG`
  Process debug elements

- ## Method Summary

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

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

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

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

- ## Enum Constant Details

  - ### PASS_DEBUG

    public static final ClassFile.DebugElementsOptionPREVIEW PASS_DEBUG
    Process debug elements

  - ### DROP_DEBUG

    public static final ClassFile.DebugElementsOptionPREVIEW DROP_DEBUG
    Drop debug elements

- ## Method Details

  - ### values

    public static ClassFile.DebugElementsOptionPREVIEW[] 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 ClassFile.DebugElementsOptionPREVIEW 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