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src/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/AnnotationValue.java@bc74006c2d8d (annotated)
src/share/classes/javax/lang/model/element/AnnotationValue.java
Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:24:54 -0800
- author
- darcy
- date
- Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:24:54 -0800
- changeset 1459
- bc74006c2d8d
- parent 1357
- c75be5bc5283
- child 2525
- 2eb010b6cb22
- permissions
- -rw-r--r--
8005046: Provide checking for a default method in javax.lang.model
Reviewed-by: jjg
| duke@1 | 1 | /* |
| jjg@1357 | 2 | * Copyright (c) 2005, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. |
| duke@1 | 3 | * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. |
| duke@1 | 4 | * |
| duke@1 | 5 | * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it |
| duke@1 | 6 | * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as |
| ohair@554 | 7 | * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this |
| duke@1 | 8 | * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided |
| ohair@554 | 9 | * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. |
| duke@1 | 10 | * |
| duke@1 | 11 | * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT |
| duke@1 | 12 | * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or |
| duke@1 | 13 | * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License |
| duke@1 | 14 | * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that |
| duke@1 | 15 | * accompanied this code). |
| duke@1 | 16 | * |
| duke@1 | 17 | * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version |
| duke@1 | 18 | * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, |
| duke@1 | 19 | * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. |
| duke@1 | 20 | * |
| ohair@554 | 21 | * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA |
| ohair@554 | 22 | * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any |
| ohair@554 | 23 | * questions. |
| duke@1 | 24 | */ |
| duke@1 | 25 | |
| duke@1 | 26 | package javax.lang.model.element; |
| duke@1 | 27 | |
| duke@1 | 28 | /** |
| duke@1 | 29 | * Represents a value of an annotation type element. |
| duke@1 | 30 | * A value is of one of the following types: |
| duke@1 | 31 | * <ul><li> a wrapper class (such as {@link Integer}) for a primitive type |
| duke@1 | 32 | * <li> {@code String} |
| duke@1 | 33 | * <li> {@code TypeMirror} |
| duke@1 | 34 | * <li> {@code VariableElement} (representing an enum constant) |
| duke@1 | 35 | * <li> {@code AnnotationMirror} |
| duke@1 | 36 | * <li> {@code List<? extends AnnotationValue>} |
| duke@1 | 37 | * (representing the elements, in declared order, if the value is an array) |
| duke@1 | 38 | * </ul> |
| duke@1 | 39 | * |
| duke@1 | 40 | * @author Joseph D. Darcy |
| duke@1 | 41 | * @author Scott Seligman |
| duke@1 | 42 | * @author Peter von der Ahé |
| duke@1 | 43 | * @since 1.6 |
| duke@1 | 44 | */ |
| duke@1 | 45 | public interface AnnotationValue { |
| duke@1 | 46 | |
| duke@1 | 47 | /** |
| duke@1 | 48 | * Returns the value. |
| duke@1 | 49 | * |
| duke@1 | 50 | * @return the value |
| duke@1 | 51 | */ |
| duke@1 | 52 | Object getValue(); |
| duke@1 | 53 | |
| duke@1 | 54 | /** |
| duke@1 | 55 | * Returns a string representation of this value. |
| duke@1 | 56 | * This is returned in a form suitable for representing this value |
| duke@1 | 57 | * in the source code of an annotation. |
| duke@1 | 58 | * |
| duke@1 | 59 | * @return a string representation of this value |
| duke@1 | 60 | */ |
| duke@1 | 61 | String toString(); |
| duke@1 | 62 | |
| duke@1 | 63 | /** |
| duke@1 | 64 | * Applies a visitor to this value. |
| duke@1 | 65 | * |
| duke@1 | 66 | * @param <R> the return type of the visitor's methods |
| duke@1 | 67 | * @param <P> the type of the additional parameter to the visitor's methods |
| duke@1 | 68 | * @param v the visitor operating on this value |
| duke@1 | 69 | * @param p additional parameter to the visitor |
| duke@1 | 70 | * @return a visitor-specified result |
| duke@1 | 71 | */ |
| duke@1 | 72 | <R, P> R accept(AnnotationValueVisitor<R, P> v, P p); |
| duke@1 | 73 | } |
