Module java.base
Package java.text

# Enum Class Normalizer.Form

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<Normalizer.Form>
java.text.Normalizer.Form

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`, `Comparable<Normalizer.Form>`, `Constable`

Enclosing class:
  `Normalizer`

public static enum Normalizer.Form extends Enum<Normalizer.Form>
This enum provides constants of the four Unicode normalization forms that are described in Unicode Standard Annex #15 — Unicode Normalization Forms and two methods to access them.

Since:
  1.6
External Specifications
  - Unicode Normalization Forms

- ## 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
  `NFC`
  Canonical decomposition, followed by canonical composition.
  `NFD`
  Canonical decomposition.
  `NFKC`
  Compatibility decomposition, followed by canonical composition.
  `NFKD`
  Compatibility decomposition.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static Normalizer.Form`
  `valueOf(String name)`
  Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
  `static Normalizer.Form[]`
  `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

  - ### NFD

    public static final Normalizer.Form NFD
    Canonical decomposition.

  - ### NFC

    public static final Normalizer.Form NFC
    Canonical decomposition, followed by canonical composition.

  - ### NFKD

    public static final Normalizer.Form NFKD
    Compatibility decomposition.

  - ### NFKC

    public static final Normalizer.Form NFKC
    Compatibility decomposition, followed by canonical composition.

- ## Method Details

  - ### values

    public static Normalizer.Form[] 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 Normalizer.Form 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