| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| javax.annotation.processing | Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for
 allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing
 tool environment. | 
| javax.lang.model.element | Interfaces used to model elements of the Java programming language. | 
| javax.lang.model.util | Utilities to assist in the processing of
 program elements and
 types. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| void | Messager. printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind,
            CharSequence msg,
            Element e,
            AnnotationMirror a,
            AnnotationValue v)Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the
 annotation value inside the annotation mirror of the annotated
 element. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| AnnotationValue | ExecutableElement. getDefaultValue()Returns the default value if this executable is an annotation
 type element. | |
| AnnotationValue | UnknownAnnotationValueException. getUnknownAnnotationValue()Returns the unknown annotation value. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Map<? extends ExecutableElement,? extends AnnotationValue> | AnnotationMirror. getElementValues()Returns the values of this annotation's elements. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| R | AnnotationValueVisitor. visit(AnnotationValue av)A convenience method equivalent to  v.visit(av, null). | |
| R | AnnotationValueVisitor. visit(AnnotationValue av,
     P p)Visits an annotation value. | |
| R | AnnotationValueVisitor. visitUnknown(AnnotationValue av,
            P p)Visits an unknown kind of annotation value. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| R | AnnotationValueVisitor. visitArray(List<? extends AnnotationValue> vals,
          P p)Visits an array value in an annotation. | 
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| UnknownAnnotationValueException(AnnotationValue av,
                               Object p)Creates a new  UnknownAnnotationValueException. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Map<? extends ExecutableElement,? extends AnnotationValue> | Elements. getElementValuesWithDefaults(AnnotationMirror a)Returns the values of an annotation's elements, including defaults. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| R | AbstractAnnotationValueVisitor6. visit(AnnotationValue av)Visits an annotation value as if by passing itself to that
 value's  acceptmethod passingnullfor the additional parameter. | |
| R | AbstractAnnotationValueVisitor6. visit(AnnotationValue av,
     P p)Visits an annotation value as if by passing itself to that
 value's  accept. | |
| R | AbstractAnnotationValueVisitor6. visitUnknown(AnnotationValue av,
            P p)Visits an unknown kind of annotation value. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| R | SimpleAnnotationValueVisitor6. visitArray(List<? extends AnnotationValue> vals,
          P p)Visits an array value in an annotation. | 
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