Module java.compiler

Package javax.lang.model.util

Interface Elements

public interface Elements

Utility methods for operating on program elements.

Compatibility Note: Methods may be added to this interface in future releases of the platform.

Since:

1.6

See Also:

• ProcessingEnvironment.getElementUtils()

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static enum	Elements.Origin	The origin of an element or other language model item.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

List<? extends AnnotationMirror>

getAllAnnotationMirrors(Element e)

Returns all annotations present on an element, whether directly present or present via inheritance.

List<? extends Element>

getAllMembers(TypeElement type)

Returns all members of a type element, whether inherited or declared directly.

default Set<? extends ModuleElement>

getAllModuleElements()

Returns all module elements in the current environment.

default Set<? extends PackageElement>

getAllPackageElements(CharSequence name)

Returns all package elements with the given canonical name.

default Set<? extends TypeElement>

getAllTypeElements(CharSequence name)

Returns all type elements with the given canonical name.

Name

getBinaryName(TypeElement type)

Returns the binary name of a type element.

String

getConstantExpression(Object value)

Returns the text of a constant expression representing a primitive value or a string.

String

getDocComment(Element e)

Returns the text of the documentation ("Javadoc") comment of an element.

Map<? extends ExecutableElement,? extends AnnotationValue>

getElementValuesWithDefaults(AnnotationMirror a)

Returns the values of an annotation's elements, including defaults.

default JavaFileObject

getFileObjectOf(Element e)

Returns the file object for this element or null if there is no such file object.

default ModuleElement

getModuleElement(CharSequence name)

Returns a module element given its fully qualified name.

default ModuleElement

getModuleOf(Element e)

Returns the module of an element.

Name

getName(CharSequence cs)

Returns a name with the same sequence of characters as the argument.

default Elements.Origin

getOrigin(AnnotatedConstruct c,