java.lang.annotation

Class ElementType

public class ElementType extends Enum<ElementType>

Since: 1.5

Field Summary
static ElementType	ANNOTATION_TYPE
static ElementType	CONSTRUCTOR
static ElementType	FIELD
static ElementType	LOCAL_VARIABLE
static ElementType	METHOD
static ElementType	PACKAGE
static ElementType	PARAMETER
static ElementType	TYPE
static List<ElementType>	VALUES An immutable list containing the values comprising this enum class in the order they're declared.

Method Summary
List<ElementType>	family() Returns an immutable list containing the values comprising this enum class in the order they're declared.
static ElementType	valueOf(String name) Static factory to return the enum constant pertaining to the given string name.

Field Detail

ANNOTATION_TYPE

public static final ElementType ANNOTATION_TYPE

CONSTRUCTOR

public static final ElementType CONSTRUCTOR

LOCAL_VARIABLE

public static final ElementType LOCAL_VARIABLE

PARAMETER

public static final ElementType PARAMETER

VALUES

public static final List<ElementType> VALUES

An immutable list containing the values comprising this enum class in the order they're declared. This field may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for(ElementType c : ElementType.VALUES)
    System.out.println(c);

Returns an immutable list containing the values comprising this enum class in the order they're declared. This instance method simply returns VALUES. Few programmers should have any need to use this method. It is provided for use by sophisticated enum-based data structures to prevent the need for reflective access to VALUES.

Returns: an immutable list containing the values comprising this enum class, in the order they're declared.

valueOf

public static final ElementType valueOf(String name)

Static factory to return the enum constant pertaining to the given string name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type.

Throws: IllegalArgumentException if this enum class has no constant with the specified name.