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package com.sun.javadoc;


Represents an annotation. An annotation associates a value with each element of an annotation type.
Author:Scott Seligman
Since:1.5
Deprecated: The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet. For more information, see the Migration Guide in the documentation for that package.
/** * Represents an annotation. * An annotation associates a value with each element of an annotation type. * * @author Scott Seligman * @since 1.5 * * @deprecated * The declarations in this package have been superseded by those * in the package {@code jdk.javadoc.doclet}. * For more information, see the <i>Migration Guide</i> in the documentation for that package. */
@Deprecated public interface AnnotationDesc {
Returns the annotation type of this annotation.
Returns:the annotation type of this annotation.
/** * Returns the annotation type of this annotation. * * @return the annotation type of this annotation. */
AnnotationTypeDoc annotationType();
Returns this annotation's elements and their values. Only those explicitly present in the annotation are included, not those assuming their default values. Returns an empty array if there are none.
Returns:this annotation's elements and their values.
/** * Returns this annotation's elements and their values. * Only those explicitly present in the annotation are * included, not those assuming their default values. * Returns an empty array if there are none. * * @return this annotation's elements and their values. */
ElementValuePair[] elementValues();
Check for the synthesized bit on the annotation.
Returns:true if the annotation is synthesized.
/** * Check for the synthesized bit on the annotation. * * @return true if the annotation is synthesized. */
boolean isSynthesized();
Represents an association between an annotation type element and one of its values.
Author:Scott Seligman
Since:1.5
Deprecated: The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet. For more information, see the Migration Guide in the documentation for that package.
/** * Represents an association between an annotation type element * and one of its values. * * @author Scott Seligman * @since 1.5 * * @deprecated * The declarations in this package have been superseded by those * in the package {@code jdk.javadoc.doclet}. * For more information, see the <i>Migration Guide</i> in the documentation for that package. */
@Deprecated public interface ElementValuePair {
Returns the annotation type element.
Returns:the annotation type element.
/** * Returns the annotation type element. * * @return the annotation type element. */
AnnotationTypeElementDoc element();
Returns the value associated with the annotation type element.
Returns:the value associated with the annotation type element.
/** * Returns the value associated with the annotation type element. * * @return the value associated with the annotation type element. */
AnnotationValue value(); } }