# Format

# Format

[View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:com/android/build/api/transform/Format.java+class:com.android.build.api.transform.Format)  
Added in 4.2.0  
Deprecated in 7.0.0  

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```
enum Format
```

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| **This enum is deprecated.**   

The format in which content is stored.

## Summary

|                                                      ### Enum Values                                                       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| [DIRECTORY](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.8/com/android/build/api/transform/Format#DIRECTORY) | The content is a directory. |
| [JAR](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.8/com/android/build/api/transform/Format#JAR)             | The content is a jar.       |

|                                                                                               ### Public functions                                                                                                |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `java-static `[Format](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.8/com/android/build/api/transform/Format)`!`                                                                                    | [valueOf](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.8/com/android/build/api/transform/Format#valueOf(java.lang.String))`(name: `[String](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)`!)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. |
| `java-static `[Array](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-array/index.html)`<`[Format](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.8/com/android/build/api/transform/Format)`!>!` | [values](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.8/com/android/build/api/transform/Format#values())`()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared.                                                                                |

## Enum Values

### DIRECTORY

```
val Format.DIRECTORY: Format
```

The content is a directory.

This means that in the case of java class files, the files should be in directories matching their package names, directly under the root directory.  

### JAR

```
val Format.JAR: Format
```

The content is a jar.  

## Public functions

### valueOf

Added in 4.2.0  

```
java-static fun valueOf(name: String!): Format!
```

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.)  

|                                                     Returns                                                      |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| [Format](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.8/com/android/build/api/transform/Format)`!` | the enum constant with the specified name |

|                                                                   Throws                                                                   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| [java.lang.IllegalArgumentException](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html) | if this enum type has no constant with the specified name |

### values

Added in 4.2.0  

```
java-static fun values(): Array<Format!>!
```

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

|                                                                                               Returns                                                                                               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Array](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-array/index.html)`<`[Format](https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.8/com/android/build/api/transform/Format)`!>!` | an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared |