java.lang.annotation

Enum ElementType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<ElementType>

java.lang.annotation.ElementType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ElementType>

public enum ElementType
extends Enum<ElementType>

Enumerates types of declared elements in a Java program [Sun docs].

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
ANNOTATION_TYPE
CONSTRUCTOR
FIELD
LOCAL_VARIABLE
METHOD
PACKAGE
PARAMETER
TYPE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static ElementType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static ElementType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

compareTo, createValueOfMap, equals, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass

Enum Constant Detail

ANNOTATION_TYPE

public static final ElementType ANNOTATION_TYPE

CONSTRUCTOR

public static final ElementType CONSTRUCTOR

FIELD

public static final ElementType FIELD

LOCAL_VARIABLE

public static final ElementType LOCAL_VARIABLE

METHOD

public static final ElementType METHOD

PACKAGE

public static final ElementType PACKAGE

PARAMETER

public static final ElementType PARAMETER

TYPE

public static final ElementType TYPE

Method Detail

values

public static ElementType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

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

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static ElementType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null