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019package org.apache.commons.csv;
020
021/**
022 * Defines quoting behavior.
023 */
024public enum QuoteMode {
025
026    /**
027     * Quotes all fields.
028     */
029    ALL,
030
031    /**
032     * Quotes all non-null fields.
033     */
034    ALL_NON_NULL,
035
036    /**
037     * Quotes fields that contain special characters such as a field delimiter, quote character, or any of the
038     * characters in the line separator string.
039     */
040    MINIMAL,
041
042    /**
043     * Quotes all non-numeric fields.
044     */
045    NON_NUMERIC,
046
047    /**
048     * Never quotes fields. When the delimiter occurs in data, the printer prefixes it with the escape character. If the
049     * escape character is not set, format validation throws an exception.
050     */
051    NONE
052}