java.awt

## Enum Desktop.Action

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Enum<Desktop.Action>
  - - java.awt.Desktop.Action

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Comparable<Desktop.Action>
  Enclosing class:
    Desktop

      public static enum Desktop.Action
      extends Enum<Desktop.Action>

  Represents an action type. Each platform supports a different set of actions. You may use the `Desktop.isSupported(java.awt.Desktop.Action)` method to determine if the given action is supported by the current platform.
  Since:
    1.6
  See Also:
    `Desktop.isSupported(java.awt.Desktop.Action)`

- - ### Enum Constant Summary

    Enum Constants
    Enum Constant and Description
    `BROWSE` Represents a "browse" action.
    `EDIT` Represents an "edit" action.
    `MAIL` Represents a "mail" action.
    `OPEN` Represents an "open" action.
    `PRINT` Represents a "print" action.

  - ### Method Summary

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

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

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

- - ### Enum Constant Detail

    - #### OPEN

          public static final Desktop.Action OPEN

      Represents an "open" action.
      See Also:
        `Desktop.open(java.io.File)`

    - #### EDIT

          public static final Desktop.Action EDIT

      Represents an "edit" action.
      See Also:
        `Desktop.edit(java.io.File)`

    - #### PRINT

          public static final Desktop.Action PRINT

      Represents a "print" action.
      See Also:
        `Desktop.print(java.io.File)`

    - #### MAIL

          public static final Desktop.Action MAIL

      Represents a "mail" action.
      See Also:
        `Desktop.mail()`, `Desktop.mail(java.net.URI)`

    - #### BROWSE

          public static final Desktop.Action BROWSE

      Represents a "browse" action.
      See Also:
        `Desktop.browse(java.net.URI)`

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### values

          public static Desktop.Action[] values()

      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

          for (Desktop.Action c : Desktop.Action.values())
              System.out.println(c);

      Returns:
        an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

    - #### valueOf

          public static Desktop.Action 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

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