# DisplayOptions.NounClass

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  
Summary:[Enums](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass#enumconstants)\|[Fields](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass#lfields)\|[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass#inhmethods)  

# DisplayOptions.NounClass

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[Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass "View this page in Kotlin")\|Java

`
public
static
final

enum
DisplayOptions.NounClass
`  
`


``

extends `[Enum](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum)`<`[DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass)`>


``


`

|---|---|-------------------------------------------|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) |||
| ↳ | [java.lang.Enum](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum)\<[android.icu.text.DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass)\> ||
|   | ↳ | android.icu.text.DisplayOptions.NounClass |

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Represents all the grammatical noun classes that are supported by CLDR.

## Summary

|                                                                       ### Enum values                                                                        ||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | `ANIMATE` <br />                              |
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | `COMMON` <br />                               |
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | `FEMININE` <br />                             |
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | `INANIMATE` <br />                            |
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | `MASCULINE` <br />                            |
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | `NEUTER` <br />                               |
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | `OTHER` <br />                                |
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | `PERSONAL` <br />                             |
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | `UNDEFINED` A possible setting for NounClass. |

|                                                                                                                                                                          ### Fields                                                                                                                                                                           ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` public static final `[List](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/List)`<`[DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass)`>` | [VALUES](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass#VALUES) Unmodifiable List of all noun classes constants. |

|                                                                                                                                                                  ### Public methods                                                                                                                                                                  ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` static `[DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | ` `[fromIdentifier](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass#fromIdentifier(java.lang.String))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` identifier) ` |
| ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)                                                   | ` `[getIdentifier](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass#getIdentifier())`() `                                                                                                  |
| ` static `[DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | ` `[valueOf](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass#valueOf(java.lang.String))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` name) `                     |
| ` static final `[NounClass[]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass)        | ` `[values](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass#values())`() `                                                                                                                |

| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| From class` `[java.lang.Enum](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum)` ` |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` final `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)                                                                                                                  | ` `[clone](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#clone())`() ` Throws CloneNotSupportedException.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | | ` final int`                                                                                                                                                                                 | ` `[compareTo](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#compareTo(E))`(`[DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass)` o) ` Compares this enum with the specified object for order.                                                                                                  | | ` final boolean`                                                                                                                                                                             | ` `[equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` other) ` Returns true if the specified object is equal to this enum constant.                                                                                                                   | | ` final void`                                                                                                                                                                                | ` `[finalize](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#finalize())`() ` enum classes cannot have finalize methods.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class)`<`[DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass)`>` | ` `[getDeclaringClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#getDeclaringClass())`() ` Returns the Class object corresponding to this enum constant's enum type.                                                                                                                                                                                  | | ` final int`                                                                                                                                                                                 | ` `[hashCode](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code for this enum constant.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | | ` final `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)                                                                                                                  | ` `[name](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#name())`() ` Returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its enum declaration.                                                                                                                                                                                                 | | ` final int`                                                                                                                                                                                 | ` `[ordinal](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#ordinal())`() ` Returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned an ordinal of zero).                                                                                                                            | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)                                                                                                                        | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#toString())`() ` Returns the name of this enum constant, as contained in the declaration.                                                                                                                                                                                                     | | ` static <T extends `[Enum](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum)`<T>> T`                                                                                                  | ` `[valueOf](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Enum#valueOf(java.lang.Class<T>,%20java.lang.String))`(`[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class)`<T> enumClass, `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` name) ` Returns the enum constant of the specified enum class with the specified name. | ||
| From class` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` ` |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)          | ` `[clone](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone())`() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object.                                                                                                                                                      | | ` boolean`                                                                     | ` `[equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.                                           | | ` void`                                                                        | ` `[finalize](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize())`() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.                                                          | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class)`<?>` | ` `[getClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass())`() ` Returns the runtime class of this`Object`.                                                                                                                                                | | ` int`                                                                         | ` `[hashCode](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object.                                                                                                                                                 | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[notify](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify())`() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.                                                                                                                            | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[notifyAll](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll())`() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.                                                                                                                         | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)          | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object.                                                                                                                                            | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int))`(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long))`(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.                   | | ` final void`                                                                  | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait())`() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*.                                                                                             | ||
| From interface` `[java.lang.Comparable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Comparable)` ` |-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract int` | ` `[compareTo](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Comparable#compareTo(T))`(`[DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass)` o) ` Compares this object with the specified object for order. | ||

## Enum values

### ANIMATE

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final DisplayOptions.NounClass ANIMATE
```

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### COMMON

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final DisplayOptions.NounClass COMMON
```

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### FEMININE

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final DisplayOptions.NounClass FEMININE
```

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### INANIMATE

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final DisplayOptions.NounClass INANIMATE
```

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### MASCULINE

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final DisplayOptions.NounClass MASCULINE
```

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### NEUTER

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final DisplayOptions.NounClass NEUTER
```

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### OTHER

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final DisplayOptions.NounClass OTHER
```

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### PERSONAL

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final DisplayOptions.NounClass PERSONAL
```

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### UNDEFINED

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final DisplayOptions.NounClass UNDEFINED
```

A possible setting for NounClass. The noun class context to be used is unknown (this is the default value).

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## Fields

### VALUES

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static final List<DisplayOptions.NounClass> VALUES
```

Unmodifiable List of all noun classes constants. List version of[values()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass#values()).

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## Public methods

### fromIdentifier

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public static DisplayOptions.NounClass fromIdentifier (String identifier)
```

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|                                   Parameters                                   ||
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `identifier` | `String`: in lower case such as "feminine" or "masculine" <br /> |

|                                                                                         Returns                                                                                          ||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | the plural category corresponding to the identifier, or`UNDEFINED` <br /> |

### getIdentifier

Added in[API level 35](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public String getIdentifier ()
```

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|                                                             Returns                                                              ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | the lowercase CLDR keyword string for the noun class. <br /> |

### valueOf

```
public static DisplayOptions.NounClass valueOf (String name)
```

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|       Parameters        ||
|--------|-----------------|
| `name` | `String` <br /> |

|                                                        Returns                                                        ||
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| [DisplayOptions.NounClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | <br /> |

### values

```
public static final NounClass[] values ()
```

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|                                                 Returns                                                  ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| [NounClass[]](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/icu/text/DisplayOptions.NounClass) | <br /> |