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package org.apache.spark.sql;

/**
 * SaveMode is used to specify the expected behavior of saving a DataFrame to a data source.
 */
public enum SaveMode {
  /**
   * Append mode means that when saving a DataFrame to a data source, if data/table already exists,
   * contents of the DataFrame are expected to be appended to existing data.
   */
  Append,
  /**
   * Overwrite mode means that when saving a DataFrame to a data source,
   * if data/table already exists, existing data is expected to be overwritten by the contents of
   * the DataFrame.
   */
  Overwrite,
  /**
   * ErrorIfExists mode means that when saving a DataFrame to a data source, if data already exists,
   * an exception is expected to be thrown.
   */
  ErrorIfExists,
  /**
   * Ignore mode means that when saving a DataFrame to a data source, if data already exists,
   * the save operation is expected to not save the contents of the DataFrame and to not
   * change the existing data.
   */
  Ignore
}
