<h1title="Enum Class EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason"class="title">Enum Class EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</h1>
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<dt>Enclosing class:</dt>
<dd><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.html"title="class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent</a></dd>
<spanclass="extends-implements">extends <ahref="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Enum.html"title="class or interface in java.lang"class="external-link">Enum</a><<ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a>></span></div>
<divclass="block">An enum to specify the reason for the targeting</div>
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<divclass="col-first even-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></code></div>
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<divclass="block">Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.</div>
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<divclass="col-first odd-row-color method-summary-table method-summary-table-tab1 method-summary-table-tab4"><code>static <ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a>[]</code></div>
<divclass="block">Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in
the order they are declared.</div>
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<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">TARGET_DIED</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the entity's target has died, and so it no longer targets it</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="CLOSEST_PLAYER">
<h3>CLOSEST_PLAYER</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">CLOSEST_PLAYER</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the entity doesn't have a target, so it attacks the nearest
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">TARGET_ATTACKED_ENTITY</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the target attacks the entity, so entity targets it</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="PIG_ZOMBIE_TARGET">
<h3>PIG_ZOMBIE_TARGET</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="annotations"><ahref="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Deprecated.html"title="class or interface in java.lang"class="external-link">@Deprecated</a>
</span><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">PIG_ZOMBIE_TARGET</span></div>
<divclass="deprecation-comment">obsoleted by <ahref="#TARGET_ATTACKED_NEARBY_ENTITY"><code>TARGET_ATTACKED_NEARBY_ENTITY</code></a></div>
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<divclass="block">When the target attacks a fellow pig zombie, so the whole group
will target him with this reason.</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="FORGOT_TARGET">
<h3>FORGOT_TARGET</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">FORGOT_TARGET</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the target is forgotten for whatever reason.</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="TARGET_ATTACKED_OWNER">
<h3>TARGET_ATTACKED_OWNER</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">TARGET_ATTACKED_OWNER</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the target attacks the owner of the entity, so the entity
targets it.</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="OWNER_ATTACKED_TARGET">
<h3>OWNER_ATTACKED_TARGET</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">OWNER_ATTACKED_TARGET</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the owner of the entity attacks the target attacks, so the
entity targets it.</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="RANDOM_TARGET">
<h3>RANDOM_TARGET</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">RANDOM_TARGET</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the entity has no target, so the entity randomly chooses one.</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="DEFEND_VILLAGE">
<h3>DEFEND_VILLAGE</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">DEFEND_VILLAGE</span></div>
<divclass="block">When an entity selects a target while defending a village.</div>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">TARGET_ATTACKED_NEARBY_ENTITY</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the target attacks a nearby entity of the same type, so the entity targets it</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="REINFORCEMENT_TARGET">
<h3>REINFORCEMENT_TARGET</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">REINFORCEMENT_TARGET</span></div>
<divclass="block">When a zombie targeting an entity summons reinforcements, so the reinforcements target the same entity</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="COLLISION">
<h3>COLLISION</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">COLLISION</span></div>
<divclass="block">When an entity targets another entity after colliding with it.</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="CUSTOM">
<h3>CUSTOM</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">CUSTOM</span></div>
<divclass="block">For custom calls to the event.</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="CLOSEST_ENTITY">
<h3>CLOSEST_ENTITY</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">CLOSEST_ENTITY</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the entity doesn't have a target, so it attacks the nearest
entity</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="FOLLOW_LEADER">
<h3>FOLLOW_LEADER</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">FOLLOW_LEADER</span></div>
<divclass="block">When a raiding entity selects the same target as one of its compatriots.</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="TEMPT">
<h3>TEMPT</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">TEMPT</span></div>
<divclass="block">When another entity tempts this entity by having a desired item such
as wheat in it's hand.</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="TARGET_OTHER_LEVEL">
<h3>TARGET_OTHER_LEVEL</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">TARGET_OTHER_LEVEL</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the target is in a different dimension</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="TARGET_INVALID">
<h3>TARGET_INVALID</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">TARGET_INVALID</span></div>
<divclass="block">When the target is in creative or spectator mode, or the gamemode is peaceful, or other reasons</div>
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<sectionclass="detail"id="UNKNOWN">
<h3>UNKNOWN</h3>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static final</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">UNKNOWN</span></div>
<divclass="block">A currently unknown reason for the entity changing target.</div>
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<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a>[]</span> <spanclass="element-name">values</span>()</div>
<divclass="block">Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in
the order they are declared.</div>
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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared</dd>
<divclass="member-signature"><spanclass="modifiers">public static</span> <spanclass="return-type"><ahref="EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason.html"title="enum class in org.bukkit.event.entity">EntityTargetEvent.TargetReason</a></span> <spanclass="element-name">valueOf</span><wbr><spanclass="parameters">(<ahref="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/String.html"title="class or interface in java.lang"class="external-link">String</a> name)</span></div>
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The string must match <i>exactly</i> an identifier used to declare an
enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are
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<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>name</code> - the name of the enum constant to be returned.</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the enum constant with the specified name</dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><ahref="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html"title="class or interface in java.lang"class="external-link">IllegalArgumentException</a></code> - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name</dd>
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