Enum Class TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind>

java.lang.classfile.TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Comparable<TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind>, Constable

Enclosing interface:: TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent

public static enum TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind extends Enum<TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind>

Type path kind, as defined in JVMS 4.7.20.2

Since:: 24

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constant	Description
`ARRAY`	Annotation is deeper in an array type
`INNER_TYPE`	Annotation is deeper in a nested type
`TYPE_ARGUMENT`	Annotation is on a type argument of a parameterized type
`WILDCARD`	Annotation is on the bound of a wildcard type argument of a parameterized type

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`tag()`	Returns the type path kind value.
`static TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
`static TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods declared in class Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods declared in class Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

ARRAY

public static final TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind ARRAY

Annotation is deeper in an array type

INNER_TYPE

public static final TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind INNER_TYPE

Annotation is deeper in a nested type

WILDCARD

public static final TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind WILDCARD

Annotation is on the bound of a wildcard type argument of a parameterized type

TYPE_ARGUMENT

public static final TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind TYPE_ARGUMENT

Annotation is on a type argument of a parameterized type

Method Details

values

public static TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:: an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent.Kind valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name; NullPointerException - if the argument is null

tag

public int tag()

Returns the type path kind value.

Returns:: the type path kind value

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