ElementType (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<ElementType>
- - java.lang.annotation.ElementType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ElementType>
```
public enum ElementType
extends Enum<ElementType>
```
A program element type. The constants of this enumerated type provide a simple classification of the declared elements in a Java program.
These constants are used with the Target meta-annotation type to specify where it is legal to use an annotation type.

Since:

1.5

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant and Description
`ANNOTATION_TYPE` Annotation type declaration
`CONSTRUCTOR` Constructor declaration
`FIELD` Field declaration (includes enum constants)
`LOCAL_VARIABLE` Local variable declaration
`METHOD` Method declaration
`PACKAGE` Package declaration
`PARAMETER` Parameter declaration
`TYPE` Class, interface (including annotation type), or enum declaration

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static ElementType`	`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static ElementType[]`	`values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Enum Constant Detail
  - TYPE
```
public static final ElementType TYPE
```
    Class, interface (including annotation type), or enum declaration
  - FIELD
```
public static final ElementType FIELD
```
    Field declaration (includes enum constants)
  - METHOD
```
public static final ElementType METHOD
```
    Method declaration
  - PARAMETER
```
public static final ElementType PARAMETER
```
    Parameter declaration
  - CONSTRUCTOR
```
public static final ElementType CONSTRUCTOR
```
    Constructor declaration
  - LOCAL_VARIABLE
```
public static final ElementType LOCAL_VARIABLE
```
    Local variable declaration
  - ANNOTATION_TYPE
```
public static final ElementType ANNOTATION_TYPE
```
    Annotation type declaration
  - PACKAGE
```
public static final ElementType PACKAGE
```
    Package declaration
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static ElementType[] values()
```
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
```
for (ElementType c : ElementType.values())
    System.out.println(c);
```
    Returns:
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static ElementType 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

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Enum ElementType

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Enum Constant Detail

TYPE

FIELD

METHOD

PARAMETER

CONSTRUCTOR

LOCAL_VARIABLE

ANNOTATION_TYPE

PACKAGE

Method Detail

values

valueOf