CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason (Spigot-API 1.15-R0.1-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason>
- - org.bukkit.event.entity.CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason>

Enclosing class:

CreatureSpawnEvent
```
public static enum CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason
extends Enum<CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason>
```
An enum to specify the type of spawning

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description
`BREEDING`	When an animal breeds to create a child
`BUILD_IRONGOLEM`	When an iron golem is spawned by being built
`BUILD_SNOWMAN`	When a snowman is spawned by being built
`BUILD_WITHER`	When a wither boss is spawned by being built
`CHUNK_GEN`	Deprecated. no longer called, chunks are generated with entities already existing. Consider using `ChunkLoadEvent`, `ChunkLoadEvent.isNewChunk()` and `Chunk.getEntities()` for similar effect.
`CURED`	When a villager is cured from infection
`CUSTOM`	When a creature is spawned by plugins
`DEFAULT`	When an entity is missing a SpawnReason
`DISPENSE_EGG`	When a creature is spawned by a dispenser dispensing an egg
`DROWNED`	When a creature is spawned by another entity drowning
`EGG`	When a creature spawns from an egg
`ENDER_PEARL`	When an entity is spawned as a result of ender pearl usage
`EXPLOSION`	When eg an effect cloud is spawned as a result of a creeper exploding
`INFECTION`	When a zombie infects a villager
`JOCKEY`	When an entity spawns as a jockey of another entity (mostly spider jockeys)
`LIGHTNING`	When a creature spawns because of a lightning strike
`MOUNT`	When an entity spawns as a mount of another entity (mostly chicken jockeys)
`NATURAL`	When something spawns from natural means
`NETHER_PORTAL`	When a creature is spawned by nether portal
`OCELOT_BABY`	When an ocelot has a baby spawned along with them
`PATROL`	When an entity is spawned as part of a patrol
`RAID`	When an entity is spawned as part of a raid
`REINFORCEMENTS`	When an entity calls for reinforcements
`SHEARED`	When an cow is spawned by shearing a mushroom cow
`SHOULDER_ENTITY`	When an entity is spawned as a result of the entity it is being perched on jumping or being damaged
`SILVERFISH_BLOCK`	When a silverfish spawns from a block
`SLIME_SPLIT`	When a slime splits
`SPAWNER`	When a creature spawns from a spawner
`SPAWNER_EGG`	When a creature spawns from a Spawner Egg
`TRAP`	When an entity spawns as a trap for players approaching
`VILLAGE_DEFENSE`	When an iron golem is spawned to defend a village
`VILLAGE_INVASION`	When a zombie is spawned to invade a village

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason[]`	`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
  - NATURAL
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason NATURAL
```
    When something spawns from natural means
  - JOCKEY
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason JOCKEY
```
    When an entity spawns as a jockey of another entity (mostly spider jockeys)
  - CHUNK_GEN
```
@Deprecated
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason CHUNK_GEN
```
    Deprecated. no longer called, chunks are generated with entities already existing. Consider using ChunkLoadEvent, ChunkLoadEvent.isNewChunk() and Chunk.getEntities() for similar effect.
    
    When a creature spawns due to chunk generation
  - SPAWNER
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SPAWNER
```
    When a creature spawns from a spawner
  - EGG
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason EGG
```
    When a creature spawns from an egg
  - SPAWNER_EGG
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SPAWNER_EGG
```
    When a creature spawns from a Spawner Egg
  - LIGHTNING
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason LIGHTNING
```
    When a creature spawns because of a lightning strike
  - BUILD_SNOWMAN
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason BUILD_SNOWMAN
```
    When a snowman is spawned by being built
  - BUILD_IRONGOLEM
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason BUILD_IRONGOLEM
```
    When an iron golem is spawned by being built
  - BUILD_WITHER
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason BUILD_WITHER
```
    When a wither boss is spawned by being built
  - VILLAGE_DEFENSE
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason VILLAGE_DEFENSE
```
    When an iron golem is spawned to defend a village
  - VILLAGE_INVASION
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason VILLAGE_INVASION
```
    When a zombie is spawned to invade a village
  - BREEDING
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason BREEDING
```
    When an animal breeds to create a child
  - SLIME_SPLIT
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SLIME_SPLIT
```
    When a slime splits
  - REINFORCEMENTS
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason REINFORCEMENTS
```
    When an entity calls for reinforcements
  - NETHER_PORTAL
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason NETHER_PORTAL
```
    When a creature is spawned by nether portal
  - DISPENSE_EGG
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason DISPENSE_EGG
```
    When a creature is spawned by a dispenser dispensing an egg
  - INFECTION
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason INFECTION
```
    When a zombie infects a villager
  - CURED
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason CURED
```
    When a villager is cured from infection
  - OCELOT_BABY
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason OCELOT_BABY
```
    When an ocelot has a baby spawned along with them
  - SILVERFISH_BLOCK
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SILVERFISH_BLOCK
```
    When a silverfish spawns from a block
  - MOUNT
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason MOUNT
```
    When an entity spawns as a mount of another entity (mostly chicken jockeys)
  - TRAP
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason TRAP
```
    When an entity spawns as a trap for players approaching
  - ENDER_PEARL
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason ENDER_PEARL
```
    When an entity is spawned as a result of ender pearl usage
  - SHOULDER_ENTITY
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SHOULDER_ENTITY
```
    When an entity is spawned as a result of the entity it is being perched on jumping or being damaged
  - DROWNED
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason DROWNED
```
    When a creature is spawned by another entity drowning
  - SHEARED
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason SHEARED
```
    When an cow is spawned by shearing a mushroom cow
  - EXPLOSION
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason EXPLOSION
```
    When eg an effect cloud is spawned as a result of a creeper exploding
  - RAID
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason RAID
```
    When an entity is spawned as part of a raid
  - PATROL
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason PATROL
```
    When an entity is spawned as part of a patrol
  - CUSTOM
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason CUSTOM
```
    When a creature is spawned by plugins
  - DEFAULT
```
public static final CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason DEFAULT
```
    When an entity is missing a SpawnReason
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason[] 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 (CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason c : CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason.values())
    System.out.println(c);
```
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason 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

Enum CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Enum Constant Detail

NATURAL

JOCKEY

CHUNK_GEN

SPAWNER

EGG

SPAWNER_EGG

LIGHTNING

BUILD_SNOWMAN

BUILD_IRONGOLEM

BUILD_WITHER

VILLAGE_DEFENSE

VILLAGE_INVASION

BREEDING

SLIME_SPLIT

REINFORCEMENTS

NETHER_PORTAL

DISPENSE_EGG

INFECTION

CURED

OCELOT_BABY

SILVERFISH_BLOCK

MOUNT

TRAP

ENDER_PEARL

SHOULDER_ENTITY

DROWNED

SHEARED

EXPLOSION

RAID

PATROL

CUSTOM

DEFAULT

Method Detail

values

valueOf