Package 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>
Defines an enumeration for Java program elements. It is used in conjunction with the Target meta-annotation to restrict the use of an annotation to certain program elements.
Since:
1.5

  • Enum Constant Details

    • TYPE

      public static final ElementType TYPE
      Class, interface or enum declaration.

    • FIELD

      public static final ElementType FIELD
      Field declaration.

    • METHOD

      public static final ElementType METHOD
      Method declaration.

    • PARAMETER

      public static final ElementType PARAMETER
      Parameter declaration.

    • CONSTRUCTOR

      public static final ElementType CONSTRUCTOR
      Constructor declaration.

    • LOCAL_VARIABLE

      public static final ElementType LOCAL_VARIABLE
      Local variable declaration.

    • ANNOTATION_TYPE

      public static final ElementType ANNOTATION_TYPE
      Annotation type declaration.

    • PACKAGE

      public static final ElementType PACKAGE
      Package declaration.

  • Method Details

    • values

      public static ElementType[] values()
      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
      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