Module java.base
Package java.net

## Enum StandardProtocolFamily

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Enum<StandardProtocolFamily>
  - - java.net.StandardProtocolFamily

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Serializable`, `Comparable<StandardProtocolFamily>`, `Constable`, `ProtocolFamily`

      public enum StandardProtocolFamily
      extends Enum<StandardProtocolFamily>
      implements ProtocolFamily

  Defines the standard families of communication protocols.
  Since:
    1.7

- - ### 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
    --- | ---
    `INET` | Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4)
    `INET6` | Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static StandardProtocolFamily` | `valueOf​(String name)` | Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    `static StandardProtocolFamily[]` | `values()` | Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, 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`

    - ### Methods declared in interface java.net.ProtocolFamily

      `name`

- - ### Enum Constant Detail

    - #### INET

          public static final StandardProtocolFamily INET

      Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4)

    - #### INET6

          public static final StandardProtocolFamily INET6

      Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### values

          public static StandardProtocolFamily[] 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 StandardProtocolFamily 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