Enum Annotation.ElementType

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<Annotation.ElementType>
    Enclosing class:
    Annotation

    public static enum Annotation.ElementType
    extends java.lang.Enum<Annotation.ElementType>
    Bnd ElememtType

    We use this instead of java.lang.annotation.ElementType so we can reference element types introduced in versions of Java later than the current compile/runtime version of Java.

    • Method Detail

      • values

        public static Annotation.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 (Annotation.ElementType c : Annotation.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 Annotation.ElementType valueOf​(java.lang.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:
        java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null