Package com.sun.mirror.declaration

Interface AnnotationValue

public interface AnnotationValue
Represents a value of an annotation type element.
Since:
1.5
Version:
1.6 04/07/19
Author:
Joseph D. Darcy, Scott Seligman

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    SourcePosition
    getPosition()
    Returns the source position of the beginning of this annotation value.
    Object
    getValue()
    Returns the value.
    String
    toString()
    Returns a string representation of this value.

  • Method Details

    • getValue

      Object getValue()
      Returns the value. The result has one of the following types:
      • a wrapper class (such as Integer) for a primitive type
      • String
      • TypeMirror
      • EnumConstantDeclaration
      • AnnotationMirror
      • Collection<AnnotationValue> (representing the elements, in order, if the value is an array)
      Returns:
      the value

    • getPosition

      SourcePosition getPosition()
      Returns the source position of the beginning of this annotation value. Returns null if the position is unknown or not applicable.

      This source position is intended for use in providing diagnostics, and indicates only approximately where an annotation value begins.

      Returns:
      the source position of the beginning of this annotation value or null if the position is unknown or not applicable

    • toString

      String toString()
      Returns a string representation of this value. This is returned in a form suitable for representing this value in the source code of an annotation.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      a string representation of this value