- java.lang.Object
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- java.lang.Enum<ElementType>
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- java.lang.annotation.ElementType
 
 
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable,- Comparable<ElementType>
 
 public enum ElementType extends Enum<ElementType> The constants of this enumerated type provide a simple classification of the syntactic locations where annotations may appear in a Java program. These constants are used inTargetmeta-annotations to specify where it is legal to write annotations of a given type.The syntactic locations where annotations may appear are split into declaration contexts , where annotations apply to declarations, and type contexts , where annotations apply to types used in declarations and expressions. The constants ANNOTATION_TYPE,CONSTRUCTOR,FIELD,LOCAL_VARIABLE,METHOD,PACKAGE,MODULE,PARAMETER,TYPE, andTYPE_PARAMETERcorrespond to the declaration contexts in JLS 9.6.4.1.For example, an annotation whose type is meta-annotated with @Target(ElementType.FIELD)may only be written as a modifier for a field declaration.The constant TYPE_USEcorresponds to the type contexts in JLS 4.11, as well as to two declaration contexts: type declarations (including annotation type declarations) and type parameter declarations.For example, an annotation whose type is meta-annotated with @Target(ElementType.TYPE_USE)may be written on the type of a field (or within the type of the field, if it is a nested, parameterized, or array type), and may also appear as a modifier for, say, a class declaration.The TYPE_USEconstant includes type declarations and type parameter declarations as a convenience for designers of type checkers which give semantics to annotation types. For example, if the annotation typeNonNullis meta-annotated with@Target(ElementType.TYPE_USE), then@NonNullclass C {...}could be treated by a type checker as indicating that all variables of classCare non-null, while still allowing variables of other classes to be non-null or not non-null based on whether@NonNullappears at the variable's declaration.- Since:
- 1.5
- See The Java™ Language Specification:
- 9.6.4.1 @Target, 4.1 The Kinds of Types and Values
 
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Enum Constant SummaryEnum Constants Enum Constant Description ANNOTATION_TYPEAnnotation type declarationCONSTRUCTORConstructor declarationFIELDField declaration (includes enum constants)LOCAL_VARIABLELocal variable declarationMETHODMethod declarationMODULEModule declaration.PACKAGEPackage declarationPARAMETERFormal parameter declarationTYPEClass, interface (including annotation type), or enum declarationTYPE_PARAMETERType parameter declarationTYPE_USEUse of a type
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Method SummaryAll Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static ElementTypevalueOf(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.
 
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Enum Constant Detail- 
TYPEpublic static final ElementType TYPE Class, interface (including annotation type), or enum declaration
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FIELDpublic static final ElementType FIELD Field declaration (includes enum constants)
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METHODpublic static final ElementType METHOD Method declaration
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PARAMETERpublic static final ElementType PARAMETER Formal parameter declaration
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CONSTRUCTORpublic static final ElementType CONSTRUCTOR Constructor declaration
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LOCAL_VARIABLEpublic static final ElementType LOCAL_VARIABLE Local variable declaration
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ANNOTATION_TYPEpublic static final ElementType ANNOTATION_TYPE Annotation type declaration
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PACKAGEpublic static final ElementType PACKAGE Package declaration
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TYPE_PARAMETERpublic static final ElementType TYPE_PARAMETER Type parameter declaration- Since:
- 1.8
 
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TYPE_USEpublic static final ElementType TYPE_USE Use of a type- Since:
- 1.8
 
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MODULEpublic static final ElementType MODULE Module declaration.- Since:
- 9
 
 
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Method Detail- 
valuespublic 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
 
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valueOfpublic 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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