File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
Declaration.java	API Doc	Java SE 5 API	5190	Fri Aug 26 14:55:14 BST 2005	com.sun.mirror.declaration

Declaration

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public void	accept(com.sun.mirror.util.DeclarationVisitor v) Applies a visitor to this declaration. param v the visitor operating on this declaration
public boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Tests whether an object represents the same declaration as this. param obj the object to be compared with this declaration return true if the specified object represents the same declaration as this
public A	getAnnotation(java.lang.Class annotationType) Returns the annotation of this declaration having the specified type. The annotation may be either inherited or directly present on this declaration. The annotation returned by this method could contain an element whose value is of type Class. This value cannot be returned directly: information necessary to locate and load a class (such as the class loader to use) is not available, and the class might not be loadable at all. Attempting to read a Class object by invoking the relevant method on the returned annotation will result in a {@link MirroredTypeException}, from which the corresponding {@link TypeMirror} may be extracted. Similarly, attempting to read a Class[]-valued element will result in a {@link MirroredTypesException}. Note: This method is unlike others in this and related interfaces. It operates on run-time reflective information -- representations of annotation types currently loaded into the VM -- rather than on the mirrored representations defined by and used throughout these interfaces. It is intended for callers that are written to operate on a known, fixed set of annotation types. param the annotation type param annotationType the Class object corresponding to the annotation type return the annotation of this declaration having the specified type see #getAnnotationMirrors()
public java.util.Collection	getAnnotationMirrors() Returns the annotations that are directly present on this declaration. return the annotations directly present on this declaration; an empty collection if there are none
public java.lang.String	getDocComment() Returns the text of the documentation ("javadoc") comment of this declaration. return the documentation comment of this declaration, or null if there is none
public java.util.Collection	getModifiers() Returns the modifiers of this declaration, excluding annotations. Implicit modifiers, such as the public and static modifiers of interface members, are included. return the modifiers of this declaration in undefined order; an empty collection if there are none
public com.sun.mirror.util.SourcePosition	getPosition() Returns the source position of the beginning of this declaration. Returns null if the position is unknown or not applicable. This source position is intended for use in providing diagnostics, and indicates only approximately where a declaration begins. return the source position of the beginning of this declaration, or null if the position is unknown or not applicable
public java.lang.String	getSimpleName() Returns the simple (unqualified) name of this declaration. The name of a generic type does not include any reference to its formal type parameters. For example, the simple name of the interface declaration {@code java.util.Set} is "Set". If this declaration represents the empty package, an empty string is returned. If it represents a constructor, the simple name of its declaring class is returned. return the simple name of this declaration