TypeTarget (Java Annotation Indexer 2.0.2.Final API)

java.lang.Object
- org.jboss.jandex.TypeTarget

All Implemented Interfaces:

AnnotationTarget

Direct Known Subclasses:

EmptyTypeTarget, PositionBasedTypeTarget
```
public abstract class TypeTarget
extends Object
implements AnnotationTarget
```
Represents a type that is the target of a type annotation. Type annotations can occur at any nesting level on any type declaration. For this reason, an enclosing target is provided, as well as other usage specific information to determine the starting point for locating the type.
It is expected that callers will traverse the full tree from the specified starting point, since this context is important in interpreting the meaning of the type annotation

Since:

2.0

Author:

Jason T. Greene

See Also:

EmptyTypeTarget, ClassExtendsTypeTarget, TypeParameterTypeTarget, TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget, MethodParameterTypeTarget, ThrowsTypeTarget

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class and Description

static class TypeTarget.Usage
Specifies a form of usage of a type annotation
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationTarget
  AnnotationTarget.Kind

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`static class`	`TypeTarget.Usage` Specifies a form of usage of a type annotation

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`ClassInfo`	`asClass()` Casts and returns this target as a `ClassInfo` if it is of kind `CLASS`
`ClassExtendsTypeTarget`	`asClassExtends()` Casts and returns this type target as a `ClassExtendsTypeTarget`.
`EmptyTypeTarget`	`asEmpty()`
`FieldInfo`	`asField()` Casts and returns this target as a `FieldInfo` if it is of kind `FIELD`
`MethodInfo`	`asMethod()` Casts and returns this target as a `MethodInfo` if it is of kind `METHOD`
`MethodParameterInfo`	`asMethodParameter()` Casts and returns this target as a `MethodParameterInfo` if it is of kind `METHOD_PARAMETER`
`MethodParameterTypeTarget`	`asMethodParameterType()` Casts and returns this type target as a `MethodParameterTypeTarget`.
`ThrowsTypeTarget`	`asThrows()` Casts and returns this type target as a `ThrowsTypeTarget`.
`TypeTarget`	`asType()` Casts and returns this target as a `TypeTarget` if it is of kind `TYPE`
`TypeParameterTypeTarget`	`asTypeParameter()` Casts and returns this type target as a `TypeParameterTypeTarget`.
`TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget`	`asTypeParameterBound()` Casts and returns this type target as a `TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget`.
`AnnotationTarget`	`enclosingTarget()` Returns the enclosing target that contains the type referred to by the `target()` method.
`AnnotationTarget.Kind`	`kind()` Returns the kind of object this target represents.
`Type`	`target()` Returns the type which contains the respective annotation.
`abstract TypeTarget.Usage`	`usage()` Returns the kind of usage of this type target.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - kind
```
public final AnnotationTarget.Kind kind()
```
    Description copied from interface: AnnotationTarget
    
    Returns the kind of object this target represents.
    
    Specified by:
    
    kind in interface AnnotationTarget
    
    Returns:
    
    the target kind.
  - enclosingTarget
```
public AnnotationTarget enclosingTarget()
```
    Returns the enclosing target that contains the type referred to by the target() method.
    
    Returns:
    
    the enclosing target
  - target
```
public Type target()
```
    Returns the type which contains the respective annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type containing the respective annotation
  - usage
```
public abstract TypeTarget.Usage usage()
```
    Returns the kind of usage of this type target. This allows a caller to use a switch statement as opposed to getClass() comparisons.
    
    Returns:
    
    the kind of usage of this type target
  - asEmpty
```
public EmptyTypeTarget asEmpty()
```
  - asClassExtends
```
public ClassExtendsTypeTarget asClassExtends()
```
    Casts and returns this type target as a ClassExtendsTypeTarget. If this type target is not a ClassExtendsTypeTarget, then an exception will be thrown.
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of ClassExtendsTypeTarget
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this is not a ClassExtendsTypeTarget
  - asMethodParameterType
```
public MethodParameterTypeTarget asMethodParameterType()
```
    Casts and returns this type target as a MethodParameterTypeTarget. If this type target is not a MethodParameterTypeTarget, then an exception will be thrown.
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of MethodParameterTypeTarget
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this is not a MethodParameterTypeTarget
  - asTypeParameter
```
public TypeParameterTypeTarget asTypeParameter()
```
    Casts and returns this type target as a TypeParameterTypeTarget. If this type target is not a TypeParameterTypeTarget, then an exception will be thrown.
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of TypeParameterTypeTarget
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this is not a TypeParameterTypeTarget
  - asTypeParameterBound
```
public TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget asTypeParameterBound()
```
    Casts and returns this type target as a TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget. If this type target is not a TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget, then an exception will be thrown.
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this is not a TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget
  - asThrows
```
public ThrowsTypeTarget asThrows()
```
    Casts and returns this type target as a ThrowsTypeTarget. If this type target is not a ThrowsTypeTarget, then an exception will be thrown.
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of ThrowsTypeTarget
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this is not a TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget
  - asClass
```
public final ClassInfo asClass()
```
    Description copied from interface: AnnotationTarget
    
    Casts and returns this target as a ClassInfo if it is of kind CLASS
    
    Specified by:
    
    asClass in interface AnnotationTarget
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a class
  - asField
```
public final FieldInfo asField()
```
    Description copied from interface: AnnotationTarget
    
    Casts and returns this target as a FieldInfo if it is of kind FIELD
    
    Specified by:
    
    asField in interface AnnotationTarget
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a field
  - asMethod
```
public final MethodInfo asMethod()
```
    Description copied from interface: AnnotationTarget
    
    Casts and returns this target as a MethodInfo if it is of kind METHOD
    
    Specified by:
    
    asMethod in interface AnnotationTarget
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a method
  - asMethodParameter
```
public final MethodParameterInfo asMethodParameter()
```
    Description copied from interface: AnnotationTarget
    
    Casts and returns this target as a MethodParameterInfo if it is of kind METHOD_PARAMETER
    
    Specified by:
    
    asMethodParameter in interface AnnotationTarget
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a method parameter
  - asType
```
public final TypeTarget asType()
```
    Description copied from interface: AnnotationTarget
    
    Casts and returns this target as a TypeTarget if it is of kind TYPE
    
    Specified by:
    
    asType in interface AnnotationTarget
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance cast to a type target

Class TypeTarget

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationTarget

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

kind

enclosingTarget

target

usage

asEmpty

asClassExtends

asMethodParameterType

asTypeParameter

asTypeParameterBound

asThrows

asClass

asField

asMethod

asMethodParameter

asType