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| * @(#)AnnotationValue.java 1.6 04/07/19 |
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| |
| package com.sun.mirror.declaration; |
| |
| import com.sun.mirror.util.SourcePosition; |
| |
| /** |
| * Represents a value of an annotation type element. |
| * |
| * @author Joseph D. Darcy |
| * @author Scott Seligman |
| * @version 1.6 04/07/19 |
| * @since 1.5 |
| */ |
| |
| public interface AnnotationValue { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the value. |
| * The result has 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 EnumConstantDeclaration} |
| * <li> {@code AnnotationMirror} |
| * <li> {@code Collection<AnnotationValue>} |
| * (representing the elements, in order, if the value is an array) |
| * </ul> |
| * |
| * @return the value |
| */ |
| Object getValue(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the source position of the beginning of this annotation value. |
| * Returns null if the position is unknown or not applicable. |
| * |
| * <p>This source position is intended for use in providing diagnostics, |
| * and indicates only approximately where an annotation value begins. |
| * |
| * @return the source position of the beginning of this annotation value or |
| * null if the position is unknown or not applicable |
| */ |
| SourcePosition getPosition(); |
| |
| /** |
| * 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(); |
| } |