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package com.sun.javadoc;


Represents a value of an annotation type element.
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Deprecated: The declarations in this package have been superseded by those in the package jdk.javadoc.doclet.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 a value of an annotation type element. * * @author Scott Seligman * @since 1.5 * * @deprecated * The declarations in this package have been superseded by those * in the package {@code jdk.javadoc.doclet}.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 AnnotationValue {
Returns the value. The type of the returned object is one of the following:
  • a wrapper class for a primitive type
  • String
  • Type (representing a class literal)
  • FieldDoc (representing an enum constant)
  • AnnotationDesc
  • AnnotationValue[]
Returns:the value.
/** * Returns the value. * The type of the returned object is one of the following: * <ul><li> a wrapper class for a primitive type * <li> {@code String} * <li> {@code Type} (representing a class literal) * <li> {@code FieldDoc} (representing an enum constant) * <li> {@code AnnotationDesc} * <li> {@code AnnotationValue[]} * </ul> * * @return the value. */
Object value();
Returns a string representation of the value.
Returns:the text of a Java language annotation value expression whose value is the value of this element.
/** * Returns a string representation of the value. * * @return the text of a Java language annotation value expression * whose value is the value of this element. */
String toString(); }