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package javax.lang.model.element;
/**
* The {@code kind} of an element.
*
* Note that it is possible additional element kinds will be added
* to accommodate new, currently unknown, language structures added to
* future versions of the Java™ programming language.
*
* @author Joseph D. Darcy
* @author Scott Seligman
* @author Peter von der Ahé
* @see Element
* @since 1.6
*/
public enum ElementKind {
/** A package. */
PACKAGE,
// Declared types
/** An enum type. */
ENUM,
/** A class not described by a more specific kind (like {@code ENUM}). */
CLASS,
/** An annotation type. */
ANNOTATION_TYPE,
/**
* An interface not described by a more specific kind (like
* {@code ANNOTATION_TYPE}).
*/
INTERFACE,
// Variables
/** An enum constant. */
ENUM_CONSTANT,
/**
* A field not described by a more specific kind (like
* {@code ENUM_CONSTANT}).
*/
FIELD,
/** A parameter of a method or constructor. */
PARAMETER,
/** A local variable. */
LOCAL_VARIABLE,
/** A parameter of an exception handler. */
EXCEPTION_PARAMETER,
// Executables
/** A method. */
METHOD,
/** A constructor. */
CONSTRUCTOR,
/** A static initializer. */
STATIC_INIT,
/** An instance initializer. */
INSTANCE_INIT,
/** A type parameter. */
TYPE_PARAMETER,
/**
* An implementation-reserved element. This is not the element
* you are looking for.
*/
OTHER,
/**
* A resource variable.
* @since 1.7
*/
RESOURCE_VARIABLE,
/**
* A module.
* @since 9
* @spec JPMS
*/
MODULE;
/**
* Returns {@code true} if this is a kind of class:
* either {@code CLASS} or {@code ENUM}.
*
* @return {@code true} if this is a kind of class
*/
public boolean isClass() {
return this == CLASS || this == ENUM;
}
/**
* Returns {@code true} if this is a kind of interface:
* either {@code INTERFACE} or {@code ANNOTATION_TYPE}.
*
* @return {@code true} if this is a kind of interface
*/
public boolean isInterface() {
return this == INTERFACE || this == ANNOTATION_TYPE;
}
/**
* Returns {@code true} if this is a kind of field:
* either {@code FIELD} or {@code ENUM_CONSTANT}.
*
* @return {@code true} if this is a kind of field
*/
public boolean isField() {
return this == FIELD || this == ENUM_CONSTANT;
}
}