StepType (JBehave Core 5.1-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<StepType>
- - org.jbehave.core.steps.StepType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<StepType>, java.lang.constant.Constable
```
public enum StepType
extends Enum<StepType>
```
Enum representing the step types

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
`AND`	Represents repetition of previous step
`GIVEN`	Represents a precondition to an event
`IGNORABLE`	Represents an ignorable step
`THEN`	Represents an outcome of an event
`WHEN`	Represents an event

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static StepType`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static StepType[]`	`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 Detail
  - GIVEN
```
public static final StepType GIVEN
```
    Represents a precondition to an event
  - WHEN
```
public static final StepType WHEN
```
    Represents an event
  - THEN
```
public static final StepType THEN
```
    Represents an outcome of an event
  - AND
```
public static final StepType AND
```
    Represents repetition of previous step
  - IGNORABLE
```
public static final StepType IGNORABLE
```
    Represents an ignorable step
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static StepType[] 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 StepType 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