src/share/classes/javax/annotation/processing/Messager.java

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1 /*
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25
26 package javax.annotation.processing;
27
28 import javax.annotation.*;
29 import javax.tools.Diagnostic;
30 import javax.lang.model.element.*;
31
32 /**
33 * A {@code Messager} provides the way for an annotation processor to
34 * report error messages, warnings, and other notices. Elements,
35 * annotations, and annotation values can be passed to provide a
36 * location hint for the message. However, such location hints may be
37 * unavailable or only approximate.
38 *
39 * <p>Printing a message with an {@linkplain
40 * javax.tools.Diagnostic.Kind#ERROR error kind} will {@linkplain
41 * RoundEnvironment#errorRaised raise an error}.
42 *
43 * <p>Note that the messages &quot;printed&quot; by methods in this
44 * interface may or may not appear as textual output to a location
45 * like {@link System#out} or {@link System#err}. Implementations may
46 * choose to present this information in a different fashion, such as
47 * messages in a window.
48 *
49 * @author Joseph D. Darcy
50 * @author Scott Seligman
51 * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
52 * @see ProcessingEnvironment#getLocale
53 * @since 1.6
54 */
55 public interface Messager {
56 /**
57 * Prints a message of the specified kind.
58 *
59 * @param kind the kind of message
60 * @param msg the message, or an empty string if none
61 */
62 void printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg);
63
64 /**
65 * Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the
66 * element.
67 *
68 * @param kind the kind of message
69 * @param msg the message, or an empty string if none
70 * @param e the element to use as a position hint
71 */
72 void printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg, Element e);
73
74 /**
75 * Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the
76 * annotation mirror of the annotated element.
77 *
78 * @param kind the kind of message
79 * @param msg the message, or an empty string if none
80 * @param e the annotated element
81 * @param a the annotation to use as a position hint
82 */
83 void printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg, Element e, AnnotationMirror a);
84
85 /**
86 * Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the
87 * annotation value inside the annotation mirror of the annotated
88 * element.
89 *
90 * @param kind the kind of message
91 * @param msg the message, or an empty string if none
92 * @param e the annotated element
93 * @param a the annotation containing the annotation value
94 * @param v the annotation value to use as a position hint
95 */
96 void printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind,
97 CharSequence msg,
98 Element e,
99 AnnotationMirror a,
100 AnnotationValue v);
101 }

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