Package javax.annotation.meta
Enum Class When
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
,Comparable<When>
,Constable
Used to describe the relationship between a qualifier T and the set of values
S possible on an annotated element.
In particular, an issues should be reported if an ALWAYS or MAYBE value is
used where a NEVER value is required, or if a NEVER or MAYBE value is used
where an ALWAYS value is required.
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Nested Class Summary
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum
Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>
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Enum Constant Summary
Enum Constants -
Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
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Enum Constant Details
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ALWAYS
S is a subset of T -
UNKNOWN
nothing definitive is known about the relation between S and T -
MAYBE
S intersection T is non empty and S - T is nonempty -
NEVER
S intersection T is empty
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Constructor Details
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When
private When()
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Method Details
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values
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.- Returns:
- an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared
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valueOf
Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified nameNullPointerException
- if the argument is null
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