Uses of Interface
javax.lang.model.element.Element

Packages that use Element

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.type	Interfaces used to model Java programming language types.
javax.lang.model.util	Utilities to assist in the processing of program elements and types.

Uses of Element in javax.annotation.processing

Methods in javax.annotation.processing that return types with arguments of type Element

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set<? extends Element>	RoundEnvironment.getElementsAnnotatedWith(Class<? extends Annotation> a) Returns the elements annotated with the given annotation type.
Set<? extends Element>	RoundEnvironment.getElementsAnnotatedWith(TypeElement a) Returns the elements annotated with the given annotation type.
Set<? extends Element>	RoundEnvironment.getRootElements() Returns the root elements for annotation processing generated by the prior round.

Methods in javax.annotation.processing with parameters of type Element

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JavaFileObject	Filer.createClassFile(CharSequence name, Element... originatingElements) Creates a new class file, and returns an object to allow writing to it.
FileObject	Filer.createResource(JavaFileManager.Location location, CharSequence pkg, CharSequence relativeName, Element... originatingElements) Creates a new auxiliary resource file for writing and returns a file object for it.
JavaFileObject	Filer.createSourceFile(CharSequence name, Element... originatingElements) Creates a new source file and returns an object to allow writing to it.
Iterable<? extends Completion>	Processor.getCompletions(Element element, AnnotationMirror annotation, ExecutableElement member, String userText) Returns to the tool infrastructure an iterable of suggested completions to an annotation.
Iterable<? extends Completion>	AbstractProcessor.getCompletions(Element element, AnnotationMirror annotation, ExecutableElement member, String userText) Returns an empty iterable of completions.
void	Messager.printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg, Element e) Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the element.
void	Messager.printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg, Element e, AnnotationMirror a) Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the annotation mirror of the annotated element.
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.

Uses of Element in javax.lang.model.element

Subinterfaces of Element in javax.lang.model.element

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
interface	ExecutableElement Represents a method, constructor, or initializer (static or instance) of a class or interface, including annotation type elements.
interface	PackageElement Represents a package program element.
interface	Parameterizable A mixin interface for an element that has type parameters.
interface	QualifiedNameable A mixin interface for an element that has a qualified name.
interface	TypeElement Represents a class or interface program element.
interface	TypeParameterElement Represents a formal type parameter of a generic class, interface, method, or constructor element.
interface	VariableElement Represents a field, enum constant, method or constructor parameter, local variable, resource variable, or exception parameter.

Methods in javax.lang.model.element that return Element

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Element	TypeParameterElement.getEnclosingElement() Returns the generic element of this type parameter.
Element	PackageElement.getEnclosingElement() Returns null since a package is not enclosed by another element.
Element	TypeElement.getEnclosingElement() Returns the package of a top-level type and returns the immediately lexically enclosing element for a nested type.
Element	Element.getEnclosingElement() Returns the innermost element within which this element is, loosely speaking, enclosed.
Element	TypeParameterElement.getGenericElement() Returns the generic class, interface, method, or constructor that is parameterized by this type parameter.
Element	UnknownElementException.getUnknownElement() Returns the unknown element.

Methods in javax.lang.model.element that return types with arguments of type Element

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<? extends Element>	TypeElement.getEnclosedElements() Returns the elements that are, loosely speaking, directly enclosed by this element.
List<? extends Element>	Element.getEnclosedElements() Returns the elements that are, loosely speaking, directly enclosed by this element.

Methods in javax.lang.model.element with parameters of type Element

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
R	ElementVisitor.visit(Element e) A convenience method equivalent to v.visit(e, null).
R	ElementVisitor.visit(Element e, P p) Visits an element.
R	ElementVisitor.visitUnknown(Element e, P p) Visits an unknown kind of element.

Constructors in javax.lang.model.element with parameters of type Element

Constructor and Description
UnknownElementException(Element e, Object p) Creates a new UnknownElementException.

Uses of Element in javax.lang.model.type

Methods in javax.lang.model.type that return Element

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Element	DeclaredType.asElement() Returns the element corresponding to this type.
Element	TypeVariable.asElement() Returns the element corresponding to this type variable.

Uses of Element in javax.lang.model.util

Methods in javax.lang.model.util that return Element

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Element	Types.asElement(TypeMirror t) Returns the element corresponding to a type.

Methods in javax.lang.model.util that return types with arguments of type Element

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<? extends Element>	Elements.getAllMembers(TypeElement type) Returns all members of a type element, whether inherited or declared directly.

Methods in javax.lang.model.util with parameters of type Element

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
TypeMirror	Types.asMemberOf(DeclaredType containing, Element element) Returns the type of an element when that element is viewed as a member of, or otherwise directly contained by, a given type.
protected R	SimpleElementVisitor6.defaultAction(Element e, P p) The default action for visit methods.
List<? extends AnnotationMirror>	Elements.getAllAnnotationMirrors(Element e) Returns all annotations of an element, whether inherited or directly present.
String	Elements.getDocComment(Element e) Returns the text of the documentation ("Javadoc") comment of an element.
PackageElement	Elements.getPackageOf(Element type) Returns the package of an element.
boolean	Elements.hides(Element hider, Element hidden) Tests whether one type, method, or field hides another.
boolean	Elements.isDeprecated(Element e) Returns true if the element is deprecated, false otherwise.
void	Elements.printElements(Writer w, Element... elements) Prints a representation of the elements to the given writer in the specified order.
R	ElementScanner6.scan(Element e) Convenience method equivalent to v.scan(e, null).
R	ElementScanner6.scan(Element e, P p) Processes an element by calling e.accept(this, p); this method may be overridden by subclasses.
R	AbstractElementVisitor6.visit(Element e) Visits any program element as if by passing itself to that element's accept method and passing null for the additional parameter.
R	AbstractElementVisitor6.visit(Element e, P p) Visits any program element as if by passing itself to that element's accept method.
R	AbstractElementVisitor6.visitUnknown(Element e, P p) Visits an unknown kind of element.

Method parameters in javax.lang.model.util with type arguments of type Element

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static List<ExecutableElement>	ElementFilter.constructorsIn(Iterable<? extends Element> elements) Returns a list of constructors in elements.
static Set<ExecutableElement>	ElementFilter.constructorsIn(Set<? extends Element> elements) Returns a set of constructors in elements.
static List<VariableElement>	ElementFilter.fieldsIn(Iterable<? extends Element> elements) Returns a list of fields in elements.
static Set<VariableElement>	ElementFilter.fieldsIn(Set<? extends Element> elements) Returns a set of fields in elements.
static List<ExecutableElement>	ElementFilter.methodsIn(Iterable<? extends Element> elements) Returns a list of methods in elements.
static Set<ExecutableElement>	ElementFilter.methodsIn(Set<? extends Element> elements) Returns a set of methods in elements.
static List<PackageElement>	ElementFilter.packagesIn(Iterable<? extends Element> elements) Returns a list of packages in elements.
static Set<PackageElement>	ElementFilter.packagesIn(Set<? extends Element> elements) Returns a set of packages in elements.
R	ElementScanner6.scan(Iterable<? extends Element> iterable, P p) Iterates over the given elements and calls scan(Element, P) on each one.
static List<TypeElement>	ElementFilter.typesIn(Iterable<? extends Element> elements) Returns a list of types in elements.
static Set<TypeElement>	ElementFilter.typesIn(Set<? extends Element> elements) Returns a set of types in elements.