Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:33:13 +0100
8007279: Rename javax.l.model.element.Element.getAnnotations(Class) to getAnnotationsByType(Class)
Reviewed-by: darcy, abuckley
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26 package javax.lang.model.element;
29 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
30 import java.lang.annotation.AnnotationTypeMismatchException;
31 import java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException;
32 import java.util.List;
33 import java.util.Set;
35 import javax.lang.model.type.*;
36 import javax.lang.model.util.*;
39 /**
40 * Represents a program element such as a package, class, or method.
41 * Each element represents a static, language-level construct
42 * (and not, for example, a runtime construct of the virtual machine).
43 *
44 * <p> Elements should be compared using the {@link #equals(Object)}
45 * method. There is no guarantee that any particular element will
46 * always be represented by the same object.
47 *
48 * <p> To implement operations based on the class of an {@code
49 * Element} object, either use a {@linkplain ElementVisitor visitor} or
50 * use the result of the {@link #getKind} method. Using {@code
51 * instanceof} is <em>not</em> necessarily a reliable idiom for
52 * determining the effective class of an object in this modeling
53 * hierarchy since an implementation may choose to have a single object
54 * implement multiple {@code Element} subinterfaces.
55 *
56 * @author Joseph D. Darcy
57 * @author Scott Seligman
58 * @author Peter von der Ahé
59 * @see Elements
60 * @see TypeMirror
61 * @since 1.6
62 */
63 public interface Element {
65 /**
66 * Returns the type defined by this element.
67 *
68 * <p> A generic element defines a family of types, not just one.
69 * If this is a generic element, a <i>prototypical</i> type is
70 * returned. This is the element's invocation on the
71 * type variables corresponding to its own formal type parameters.
72 * For example,
73 * for the generic class element {@code C<N extends Number>},
74 * the parameterized type {@code C<N>} is returned.
75 * The {@link Types} utility interface has more general methods
76 * for obtaining the full range of types defined by an element.
77 *
78 * @see Types
79 *
80 * @return the type defined by this element
81 */
82 TypeMirror asType();
84 /**
85 * Returns the {@code kind} of this element.
86 *
87 * @return the kind of this element
88 */
89 ElementKind getKind();
91 /**
92 * Returns the annotations that are directly present on this element.
93 *
94 * <p> To get inherited annotations as well, use
95 * {@link Elements#getAllAnnotationMirrors(Element) getAllAnnotationMirrors}.
96 *
97 * @see ElementFilter
98 *
99 * @return the annotations directly present on this element;
100 * an empty list if there are none
101 */
102 List<? extends AnnotationMirror> getAnnotationMirrors();
104 /**
105 * Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if
106 * such an annotation is present, else {@code null}. The
107 * annotation may be either inherited or directly present on this
108 * element.
109 *
110 * <p> The annotation returned by this method could contain an element
111 * whose value is of type {@code Class}.
112 * This value cannot be returned directly: information necessary to
113 * locate and load a class (such as the class loader to use) is
114 * not available, and the class might not be loadable at all.
115 * Attempting to read a {@code Class} object by invoking the relevant
116 * method on the returned annotation
117 * will result in a {@link MirroredTypeException},
118 * from which the corresponding {@link TypeMirror} may be extracted.
119 * Similarly, attempting to read a {@code Class[]}-valued element
120 * will result in a {@link MirroredTypesException}.
121 *
122 * <blockquote>
123 * <i>Note:</i> This method is unlike others in this and related
124 * interfaces. It operates on runtime reflective information —
125 * representations of annotation types currently loaded into the
126 * VM — rather than on the representations defined by and used
127 * throughout these interfaces. Consequently, calling methods on
128 * the returned annotation object can throw many of the exceptions
129 * that can be thrown when calling methods on an annotation object
130 * returned by core reflection. This method is intended for
131 * callers that are written to operate on a known, fixed set of
132 * annotation types.
133 * </blockquote>
134 *
135 * @param <A> the annotation type
136 * @param annotationType the {@code Class} object corresponding to
137 * the annotation type
138 * @return this element's annotation for the specified annotation
139 * type if present on this element, else {@code null}
140 *
141 * @see #getAnnotationMirrors()
142 * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getAnnotation
143 * @see EnumConstantNotPresentException
144 * @see AnnotationTypeMismatchException
145 * @see IncompleteAnnotationException
146 * @see MirroredTypeException
147 * @see MirroredTypesException
148 */
149 <A extends Annotation> A getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType);
151 /**
152 * Returns annotations that are <em>present</em> on this element.
153 *
154 * If there are no annotations <em>present</em> on this element, the return
155 * value is an array of length 0.
156 *
157 * The difference between this method and {@link #getAnnotation(Class)}
158 * is that this method detects if its argument is a <em>repeatable
159 * annotation type</em> (JLS 9.6), and if so, attempts to find one or more
160 * annotations of that type by "looking through" a container annotation.
161 *
162 * <p> The annotations returned by this method could contain an element
163 * whose value is of type {@code Class}.
164 * This value cannot be returned directly: information necessary to
165 * locate and load a class (such as the class loader to use) is
166 * not available, and the class might not be loadable at all.
167 * Attempting to read a {@code Class} object by invoking the relevant
168 * method on the returned annotation
169 * will result in a {@link MirroredTypeException},
170 * from which the corresponding {@link TypeMirror} may be extracted.
171 * Similarly, attempting to read a {@code Class[]}-valued element
172 * will result in a {@link MirroredTypesException}.
173 *
174 * <blockquote>
175 * <i>Note:</i> This method is unlike others in this and related
176 * interfaces. It operates on runtime reflective information —
177 * representations of annotation types currently loaded into the
178 * VM — rather than on the representations defined by and used
179 * throughout these interfaces. Consequently, calling methods on
180 * the returned annotation object can throw many of the exceptions
181 * that can be thrown when calling methods on an annotation object
182 * returned by core reflection. This method is intended for
183 * callers that are written to operate on a known, fixed set of
184 * annotation types.
185 * </blockquote>
186 *
187 * @param <A> the annotation type
188 * @param annotationType the {@code Class} object corresponding to
189 * the annotation type
190 * @return this element's annotations for the specified annotation
191 * type if present on this element, else an empty array
192 *
193 * @see #getAnnotationMirrors()
194 * @see #getAnnotation(java.lang.Class)
195 * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement#getAnnotationsByType
196 * @see EnumConstantNotPresentException
197 * @see AnnotationTypeMismatchException
198 * @see IncompleteAnnotationException
199 * @see MirroredTypeException
200 * @see MirroredTypesException
201 */
202 <A extends Annotation> A[] getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationType);
204 /**
205 * Returns the modifiers of this element, excluding annotations.
206 * Implicit modifiers, such as the {@code public} and {@code static}
207 * modifiers of interface members, are included.
208 *
209 * @return the modifiers of this element, or an empty set if there are none
210 */
211 Set<Modifier> getModifiers();
213 /**
214 * Returns the simple (unqualified) name of this element. The
215 * name of a generic type does not include any reference to its
216 * formal type parameters.
217 *
218 * For example, the simple name of the type element {@code
219 * java.util.Set<E>} is {@code "Set"}.
220 *
221 * If this element represents an unnamed {@linkplain
222 * PackageElement#getSimpleName package}, an empty name is
223 * returned.
224 *
225 * If it represents a {@linkplain ExecutableElement#getSimpleName
226 * constructor}, the name "{@code <init>}" is returned. If it
227 * represents a {@linkplain ExecutableElement#getSimpleName static
228 * initializer}, the name "{@code <clinit>}" is returned.
229 *
230 * If it represents an {@linkplain TypeElement#getSimpleName
231 * anonymous class} or {@linkplain ExecutableElement#getSimpleName
232 * instance initializer}, an empty name is returned.
233 *
234 * @return the simple name of this element
235 * @see PackageElement#getSimpleName
236 * @see ExecutableElement#getSimpleName
237 * @see TypeElement#getSimpleName
238 * @see VariableElement#getSimpleName
239 */
240 Name getSimpleName();
242 /**
243 * Returns the innermost element
244 * within which this element is, loosely speaking, enclosed.
245 * <ul>
246 * <li> If this element is one whose declaration is lexically enclosed
247 * immediately within the declaration of another element, that other
248 * element is returned.
249 *
250 * <li> If this is a {@linkplain TypeElement#getEnclosingElement
251 * top-level type}, its package is returned.
252 *
253 * <li> If this is a {@linkplain
254 * PackageElement#getEnclosingElement package}, {@code null} is
255 * returned.
256 *
257 * <li> If this is a {@linkplain
258 * TypeParameterElement#getEnclosingElement type parameter},
259 * {@linkplain TypeParameterElement#getGenericElement the
260 * generic element} of the type parameter is returned.
261 *
262 * <li> If this is a {@linkplain
263 * VariableElement#getEnclosingElement method or constructor
264 * parameter}, {@linkplain ExecutableElement the executable
265 * element} which declares the parameter is returned.
266 *
267 * </ul>
268 *
269 * @return the enclosing element, or {@code null} if there is none
270 * @see Elements#getPackageOf
271 */
272 Element getEnclosingElement();
274 /**
275 * Returns the elements that are, loosely speaking, directly
276 * enclosed by this element.
277 *
278 * A {@linkplain TypeElement#getEnclosedElements class or
279 * interface} is considered to enclose the fields, methods,
280 * constructors, and member types that it directly declares.
281 *
282 * A {@linkplain PackageElement#getEnclosedElements package}
283 * encloses the top-level classes and interfaces within it, but is
284 * not considered to enclose subpackages.
285 *
286 * Other kinds of elements are not currently considered to enclose
287 * any elements; however, that may change as this API or the
288 * programming language evolves.
289 *
290 * <p>Note that elements of certain kinds can be isolated using
291 * methods in {@link ElementFilter}.
292 *
293 * @return the enclosed elements, or an empty list if none
294 * @see PackageElement#getEnclosedElements
295 * @see TypeElement#getEnclosedElements
296 * @see Elements#getAllMembers
297 * @jls 8.8.9 Default Constructor
298 * @jls 8.9 Enums
299 */
300 List<? extends Element> getEnclosedElements();
302 /**
303 * Returns {@code true} if the argument represents the same
304 * element as {@code this}, or {@code false} otherwise.
305 *
306 * <p>Note that the identity of an element involves implicit state
307 * not directly accessible from the element's methods, including
308 * state about the presence of unrelated types. Element objects
309 * created by different implementations of these interfaces should
310 * <i>not</i> be expected to be equal even if "the same"
311 * element is being modeled; this is analogous to the inequality
312 * of {@code Class} objects for the same class file loaded through
313 * different class loaders.
314 *
315 * @param obj the object to be compared with this element
316 * @return {@code true} if the specified object represents the same
317 * element as this
318 */
319 boolean equals(Object obj);
321 /**
322 * Obeys the general contract of {@link Object#hashCode Object.hashCode}.
323 *
324 * @see #equals
325 */
326 int hashCode();
328 /**
329 * Applies a visitor to this element.
330 *
331 * @param <R> the return type of the visitor's methods
332 * @param <P> the type of the additional parameter to the visitor's methods
333 * @param v the visitor operating on this element
334 * @param p additional parameter to the visitor
335 * @return a visitor-specified result
336 */
337 <R, P> R accept(ElementVisitor<R, P> v, P p);
338 }