All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassExtendsTypeTarget, ClassInfo, EmptyTypeTarget, FieldInfo, MethodInfo, MethodParameterInfo, MethodParameterTypeTarget, PositionBasedTypeTarget, RecordComponentInfo, ThrowsTypeTarget, TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget, TypeParameterTypeTarget, TypeTarget
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public interface AnnotationTarget
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Represents an object that can be a target of an annotation.

See Also:

ClassInfo, FieldInfo, MethodInfo, MethodParameterInfo

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class AnnotationTarget.Kind
Specifies the kind of object a target represents.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ClassInfo`	`asClass()`	Casts and returns this target as a `ClassInfo` if it is of kind `CLASS`
`FieldInfo`	`asField()`	Casts and returns this target as a `FieldInfo` if it is of kind `FIELD`
`MethodInfo`	`asMethod()`	Casts and returns this target as a `MethodInfo` if it is of kind `METHOD`
`MethodParameterInfo`	`asMethodParameter()`	Casts and returns this target as a `MethodParameterInfo` if it is of kind `METHOD_PARAMETER`
`RecordComponentInfo`	`asRecordComponent()`	Casts and returns this target as a `RecordComponentInfo` if it is of kind `RECORD_COMPONENT`
`TypeTarget`	`asType()`	Casts and returns this target as a `TypeTarget` if it is of kind `TYPE`
`AnnotationTarget.Kind`	`kind()`	Returns the kind of object this target represents.

- Method Detail
  - kind
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AnnotationTarget.Kind kind()
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    Returns the kind of object this target represents.
    
    Returns:
    
    the target kind.
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - asClass
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ClassInfo asClass()
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    Casts and returns this target as a ClassInfo if it is of kind CLASS
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a class
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - asField
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FieldInfo asField()
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    Casts and returns this target as a FieldInfo if it is of kind FIELD
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a field
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - asMethod
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MethodInfo asMethod()
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    Casts and returns this target as a MethodInfo if it is of kind METHOD
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a method
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - asMethodParameter
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MethodParameterInfo asMethodParameter()
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    Casts and returns this target as a MethodParameterInfo if it is of kind METHOD_PARAMETER
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a method parameter
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - asType
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TypeTarget asType()
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    Casts and returns this target as a TypeTarget if it is of kind TYPE
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a type target
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - asRecordComponent
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RecordComponentInfo asRecordComponent()
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    Casts and returns this target as a RecordComponentInfo if it is of kind RECORD_COMPONENT
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a record component
    
    Since:
    
    2.4

Interface AnnotationTarget

Nested Class Summary

Method Summary

Method Detail

kind

asClass

asField

asMethod

asMethodParameter

asType

asRecordComponent