---
title: Validated Enums
---
Any enum included in a Config is automatically validated; `ValidatedEnum` is still useful for constructing other validation types.
```java !!tabs Java
public enum MyEnum {
A,
B,
C
}
public MyEnum simpleEnum = MyEnum.A; //this will work most of the time
public ValidatedEnum validatedEnum = new ValidatedEnum(MyEnum.A, ValidatedEnum.WidgetType.CYCLING); //ValidatedEnum can be used to customize the GUI appearance
```
```kotlin !!tabs Kotlin
enum class MyEnum {
A,
B,
C
}
var simpleEnum = MyEnum.A //this will work most of the time
var validatedEnum = ValidatedEnum(MyEnum.A, ValidatedEnum.WidgetType.CYCLING) //ValidatedEnum can be used to customize the GUI appearance
var validatedEnumExtension = MyEnum.A.validated() // kotlin extension function for validating an enum automatically
```
### Translation
Enums can implement `EnumTranslatable` which provides custom names and tooltips for each enum constant. See [Translation](../Translation#-enumtranslatable) for details.
See the documentation pages for Translatable 🗗, EnumTranslatable 🗗