org.apache.lucene.index

## Enum IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Enum<IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode>
  - - org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Comparable<IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode>

Enclosing class:
  IndexWriterConfig

    public static enum IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode
    extends Enum<IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode>

Specifies the open mode for `IndexWriter`.

### Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant and Description
`APPEND` Opens an existing index.
`CREATE` Creates a new index or overwrites an existing one.
`CREATE_OR_APPEND` Creates a new index if one does not exist, otherwise it opens the index and documents will be appended.

### Method Summary

Methods
`static IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode` `valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode[]` `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

#### CREATE

    public static final IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode CREATE

Creates a new index or overwrites an existing one.

#### APPEND

    public static final IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode APPEND

Opens an existing index.

#### CREATE_OR_APPEND

    public static final IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode CREATE_OR_APPEND

Creates a new index if one does not exist, otherwise it opens the index and documents will be appended.

### Method Detail

#### values

    public static IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode[] 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 (IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode c : IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode.values())
        System.out.println(c);

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

#### valueOf

    public static IndexWriterConfig.OpenMode 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