JsonPath/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Option.java

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package com.jayway.jsonpath;

public enum Option {

    /**
     * Throw {@link PathNotFoundException} when JsonPath tries to read a property that does not exists.
     */
    THROW_ON_MISSING_PROPERTY,

    /**
     * Makes this implementation more compliant to the Goessner spec. All results are returned as Lists.
     */
    ALWAYS_RETURN_LIST,

    /**
     * Returns a list of path strings representing the path of the evaluation hits
     */
    AS_PATH_LIST,

    /**
     * When multiple properties are queried eg @..['foo', 'bar'] these properties are extracted and put in a new Map.
     */
    MERGE_MULTI_PROPS,

    /**
     * Suppress all exceptions when evaluating path.
     * <br/>
     * If an exception is thrown and the option {@link Option#ALWAYS_RETURN_LIST} an empty list is returned.
     * If an exception is thrown and the option {@link Option#ALWAYS_RETURN_LIST} is not present null is returned.
     * The option {@link Option#THROW_ON_MISSING_PROPERTY} has precedence over this option.
     */
    SUPPRESS_EXCEPTIONS


}