Enum ElementKind

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<ElementKind>
javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<ElementKind>, Constable

public enum ElementKind
extends Enum<ElementKind>
The kind of an element.

Note that it is possible additional element kinds will be added to accommodate new, currently unknown, language structures added to future versions of the Java™ programming language.

Since:
1.6
See Also:
Element
  • Enum Constant Details

  • Method Details

    • values

      public static ElementKind[] 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 ElementKind 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
    • isClass

      public boolean isClass()
      Returns true if this is a kind of class: either CLASS or ENUM.
      Returns:
      true if this is a kind of class
    • isInterface

      public boolean isInterface()
      Returns true if this is a kind of interface: either INTERFACE or ANNOTATION_TYPE.
      Returns:
      true if this is a kind of interface
    • isField

      public boolean isField()
      Returns true if this is a kind of field: either FIELD or ENUM_CONSTANT.
      Returns:
      true if this is a kind of field