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javax.lang.model.element

Enum Modifier

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<Modifier>

javax.lang.model.element.Modifier

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Modifier>

public enum Modifier
extends Enum<Modifier>

Represents a modifier on a program element such as a class, method, or field.

Not all modifiers are applicable to all kinds of elements. When two or more modifiers appear in the source code of an element then it is customary, though not required, that they appear in the same order as the constants listed in the detail section below.

Note that it is possible additional modifiers will be added in future versions of the platform.

Since:

1.6

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
ABSTRACT The modifier abstract
DEFAULT The modifier default
FINAL The modifier final
NATIVE The modifier native
PRIVATE The modifier private
PROTECTED The modifier protected
PUBLIC The modifier public
STATIC The modifier static
STRICTFP The modifier strictfp
SYNCHRONIZED The modifier synchronized
TRANSIENT The modifier transient
VOLATILE The modifier volatile

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	toString() Returns this modifier's name in lowercase.
static Modifier	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static Modifier[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

PUBLIC

public static final Modifier PUBLIC

The modifier public

PROTECTED

public static final Modifier PROTECTED

The modifier protected

PRIVATE

public static final Modifier PRIVATE

The modifier private

ABSTRACT

public static final Modifier ABSTRACT

The modifier abstract

DEFAULT

public static final Modifier DEFAULT

The modifier default

Since:

1.8

STATIC

public static final Modifier STATIC

The modifier static

FINAL

public static final Modifier FINAL

The modifier final

TRANSIENT

public static final Modifier TRANSIENT

The modifier transient

VOLATILE

public static final Modifier VOLATILE

The modifier volatile

SYNCHRONIZED

public static final Modifier SYNCHRONIZED

The modifier synchronized

NATIVE

public static final Modifier NATIVE

The modifier native

STRICTFP

public static final Modifier STRICTFP

The modifier strictfp

Method Detail

values

public static Modifier[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (Modifier c : Modifier.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static Modifier valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (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 type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

toString

public String toString()

Returns this modifier's name in lowercase.

Overrides:

toString in class Enum<Modifier>

Returns:

the name of this enum constant