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| |
| package javax.lang.model.element; |
| |
| |
| import java.util.List; |
| import javax.lang.model.type.*; |
| |
| /** |
| * Represents a value of an annotation type element. |
| * A value is of one of the following types: |
| * <ul><li> a wrapper class (such as {@link Integer}) for a primitive type |
| * <li> {@code String} |
| * <li> {@code TypeMirror} |
| * <li> {@code VariableElement} (representing an enum constant) |
| * <li> {@code AnnotationMirror} |
| * <li> {@code List<? extends AnnotationValue>} |
| * (representing the elements, in declared order, if the value is an array) |
| * </ul> |
| * |
| * @author Joseph D. Darcy |
| * @author Scott Seligman |
| * @author Peter von der Ahé |
| * @since 1.6 |
| */ |
| public interface AnnotationValue { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the value. |
| * |
| * @return the value |
| */ |
| Object getValue(); |
| |
| /** |
| * 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. |
| * |
| * @return a string representation of this value |
| */ |
| String toString(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Applies a visitor to this value. |
| * |
| * @param <R> the return type of the visitor's methods |
| * @param <P> the type of the additional parameter to the visitor's methods |
| * @param v the visitor operating on this value |
| * @param p additional parameter to the visitor |
| * @return a visitor-specified result |
| */ |
| <R, P> R accept(AnnotationValueVisitor<R, P> v, P p); |
| } |