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1 /*
2  * @(#)ElementType.java 1.6 04/03/16
3  *
4  * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
5  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
6  */
7
8 package java.lang.annotation;
9
10 /**
11  * A program element type. The constants of this enumerated type
12  * provide a simple classification of the declared elements in a
13  * Java program.
14  *
15  * <p>These constants are used with the {@link Target} meta-annotation type
16  * to specify where it is legal to use an annotation type.
17  *
18  * @author Joshua Bloch
19  * @since 1.5
20  */
21 public enum ElementType {
22     /** Class, interface (including annotation type), or enum declaration */
23     TYPE,
24
25     /** Field declaration (inlcudes enum constants) */
26     FIELD,
27
28     /** Method declaration */
29     METHOD,
30
31     /** Parameter declaration */
32     PARAMETER,
33
34     /** Constructor declaration */
35     CONSTRUCTOR,
36
37     /** Local variable declaration */
38     LOCAL_VARIABLE,
39
40     /** Annotation type declaration */
41     ANNOTATION_TYPE,
42
43     /** Package declaration */
44     PACKAGE
45 }
46
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