public final Enum When

Class Inheritance

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum
javax.annotation.meta.When

Used to describe the relationship between a qualifier T and the set of values S possible on an annotated element. In particular, an issues should be reported if an ALWAYS or MAYBE value is used where a NEVER value is required, or if a NEVER or MAYBE value is used where an ALWAYS value is required.

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
public static final When	ALWAYS S is a subset of T
public static final When	MAYBE S intersection T is non empty and S - T is nonempty
public static final When	NEVER S intersection T is empty
public static final When	UNKNOWN nothing definitive is known about the relation between S and T

Constructor Summary

Access	Constructor and Description
private	When()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public static When	valueOf(String name)
public static When[]	values()

Inherited from java.lang.Enum:: clone compareTo describeConstable equals finalize getDeclaringClass hashCode name ordinal toString valueOf

Field Detail

ALWAYS	back to summary
public static final When ALWAYS S is a subset of T

MAYBE	back to summary
public static final When MAYBE S intersection T is non empty and S - T is nonempty

NEVER	back to summary
public static final When NEVER S intersection T is empty

UNKNOWN	back to summary
public static final When UNKNOWN nothing definitive is known about the relation between S and T

Constructor Detail

When	back to summary
private When()

Method Detail

valueOf	back to summary
public static When valueOf(String name)

values	back to summary
public static When[] values()