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Enum Class DocTree.Kind

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<DocTree.Kind>

com.sun.source.doctree.DocTree.Kind

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Comparable<DocTree.Kind>, Constable

Enclosing interface:: DocTree

public static enum DocTree.Kind extends Enum<DocTree.Kind>

Enumerates all kinds of trees.

Since:: 1.8

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constant	Description
`ATTRIBUTE`	Used for instances of `AttributeTree` representing an attribute in an HTML element or tag.
`AUTHOR`	Used for instances of `AuthorTree` representing an `@author` tag.
`CODE`	Used for instances of `LiteralTree` representing an `@code` tag.
`COMMENT`	Used for instances of `CommentTree` representing an HTML comment.
`DEPRECATED`	Used for instances of `DeprecatedTree` representing an `@deprecated` tag.
`DOC_COMMENT`	Used for instances of `DocCommentTree` representing a complete doc comment.
`DOC_ROOT`	Used for instances of `DocRootTree` representing an `@docRoot` tag.
`DOC_TYPE`	Used for instances of `DocTypeTree` representing an HTML DocType declaration.
`END_ELEMENT`	Used for instances of `EndElementTree` representing the end of an HTML element.
`ENTITY`	Used for instances of `EntityTree` representing an HTML entity.
`ERRONEOUS`	Used for instances of `ErroneousTree` representing some invalid text.
`ESCAPE`	Used for instances of `EscapeTree` representing some escaped documentation text.
`EXCEPTION`	Used for instances of `ThrowsTree` representing an `@exception` tag.
`HIDDEN`	Used for instances of `HiddenTree` representing an `@hidden` tag.
`IDENTIFIER`	Used for instances of `IdentifierTree` representing an identifier.
`INDEX`	Used for instances of `IndexTree` representing an `@index` tag.
`INHERIT_DOC`	Used for instances of `InheritDocTree` representing an `@inheritDoc` tag.
`LINK`	Used for instances of `LinkTree` representing an `@link` tag.
`LINK_PLAIN`	Used for instances of `LinkTree` representing an `@linkplain` tag.
`LITERAL`	Used for instances of `LiteralTree` representing an `@literal` tag.
`MARKDOWN`	Used for instances of `RawTextTree` representing a fragment of Markdown content.
`OTHER`	An implementation-reserved node.
`PARAM`	Used for instances of `ParamTree` representing an `@param` tag.
`PROVIDES`	Used for instances of `ProvidesTree` representing an `@provides` tag.
`REFERENCE`	Used for instances of `ReferenceTree` representing a reference to an element in the Java programming language.
`RETURN`	Used for instances of `ReturnTree` representing an `@return` tag.
`SEE`	Used for instances of `SeeTree` representing an `@see` tag.
`SERIAL`	Used for instances of `SerialTree` representing an `@serial` tag.
`SERIAL_DATA`	Used for instances of `SerialDataTree` representing an `@serialData` tag.
`SERIAL_FIELD`	Used for instances of `SerialFieldTree` representing an `@serialField` tag.
`SINCE`	Used for instances of `SinceTree` representing an `@since` tag.
`SNIPPET`	Used for instances of `SnippetTree` representing an `@snippet` tag.
`SPEC`	Used for instances of `SpecTree` representing an `@spec` tag.
`START_ELEMENT`	Used for instances of `StartElementTree` representing the start of an HTML element.
`SUMMARY`	Used for instances of `SummaryTree` representing an `@summary` tag.
`SYSTEM_PROPERTY`	Used for instances of `SystemPropertyTree` representing an `@systemProperty` tag.
`TEXT`	Used for instances of `TextTree` representing some plain documentation text.
`THROWS`	Used for instances of `ThrowsTree` representing an `@throws` tag.
`UNKNOWN_BLOCK_TAG`	Used for instances of `UnknownBlockTagTree` representing an unknown block tag.
`UNKNOWN_INLINE_TAG`	Used for instances of `UnknownInlineTagTree` representing an unknown inline tag.
`USES`	Used for instances of `UsesTree` representing an `@uses` tag.
`VALUE`	Used for instances of `ValueTree` representing an `@value` tag.
`VERSION`	Used for instances of `VersionTree` representing an `@version` tag.

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`final String`	`tagName`	The name of the tag, if any, associated with this kind of node.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static DocTree.Kind`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
`static DocTree.Kind[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods declared in class Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods declared in class Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

ATTRIBUTE

public static final DocTree.Kind ATTRIBUTE

Used for instances of AttributeTree representing an attribute in an HTML element or tag.

AUTHOR

public static final DocTree.Kind AUTHOR

Used for instances of AuthorTree representing an @author tag.

CODE

public static final DocTree.Kind CODE

Used for instances of LiteralTree representing an @code tag.

COMMENT

public static final DocTree.Kind COMMENT

Used for instances of CommentTree representing an HTML comment.

DEPRECATED

public static final DocTree.Kind DEPRECATED

Used for instances of DeprecatedTree representing an @deprecated tag.

DOC_COMMENT

public static final DocTree.Kind DOC_COMMENT

Used for instances of DocCommentTree representing a complete doc comment.

DOC_ROOT

public static final DocTree.Kind DOC_ROOT

Used for instances of DocRootTree representing an @docRoot tag.

DOC_TYPE

public static final DocTree.Kind DOC_TYPE

Used for instances of DocTypeTree representing an HTML DocType declaration.

Since:: 10

END_ELEMENT

public static final DocTree.Kind END_ELEMENT

Used for instances of EndElementTree representing the end of an HTML element.

ENTITY

public static final DocTree.Kind ENTITY

Used for instances of EntityTree representing an HTML entity.

ERRONEOUS

public static final DocTree.Kind ERRONEOUS

Used for instances of ErroneousTree representing some invalid text.

ESCAPE

public static final DocTree.Kind ESCAPE

Used for instances of EscapeTree representing some escaped documentation text.

Since:: 21

EXCEPTION

public static final DocTree.Kind EXCEPTION

Used for instances of ThrowsTree representing an @exception tag.

HIDDEN

public static final DocTree.Kind HIDDEN

Used for instances of HiddenTree representing an @hidden tag.

IDENTIFIER

public static final DocTree.Kind IDENTIFIER

Used for instances of IdentifierTree representing an identifier.

INDEX

public static final DocTree.Kind INDEX

Used for instances of IndexTree representing an @index tag.

Since:: 9

INHERIT_DOC

public static final DocTree.Kind INHERIT_DOC

Used for instances of InheritDocTree representing an @inheritDoc tag.

LINK

public static final DocTree.Kind LINK

Used for instances of LinkTree representing an @link tag.

LINK_PLAIN

public static final DocTree.Kind LINK_PLAIN

Used for instances of LinkTree representing an @linkplain tag.

LITERAL

public static final DocTree.Kind LITERAL

Used for instances of LiteralTree representing an @literal tag.

MARKDOWN

public static final DocTree.Kind MARKDOWN

Used for instances of RawTextTree representing a fragment of Markdown content.

Since:: 23

PARAM

public static final DocTree.Kind PARAM

Used for instances of ParamTree representing an @param tag.

PROVIDES

public static final DocTree.Kind PROVIDES

Used for instances of ProvidesTree representing an @provides tag.

Since:: 9

REFERENCE

public static final DocTree.Kind REFERENCE

Used for instances of ReferenceTree representing a reference to an element in the Java programming language.

RETURN

public static final DocTree.Kind RETURN

Used for instances of ReturnTree representing an @return tag.

SEE

public static final DocTree.Kind SEE

Used for instances of SeeTree representing an @see tag.

SERIAL

public static final DocTree.Kind SERIAL

Used for instances of SerialTree representing an @serial tag.

SERIAL_DATA

public static final DocTree.Kind SERIAL_DATA

Used for instances of SerialDataTree representing an @serialData tag.

SERIAL_FIELD

public static final DocTree.Kind SERIAL_FIELD

Used for instances of SerialFieldTree representing an @serialField tag.

SINCE

public static final DocTree.Kind SINCE

Used for instances of SinceTree representing an @since tag.

SNIPPET

public static final DocTree.Kind SNIPPET

Used for instances of SnippetTree representing an @snippet tag.

Since:: 18

SPEC

public static final DocTree.Kind SPEC

Used for instances of SpecTree representing an @spec tag.

Since:: 20

START_ELEMENT

public static final DocTree.Kind START_ELEMENT

Used for instances of StartElementTree representing the start of an HTML element.

SYSTEM_PROPERTY

public static final DocTree.Kind SYSTEM_PROPERTY

Used for instances of SystemPropertyTree representing an @systemProperty tag.

Since:: 12

SUMMARY

public static final DocTree.Kind SUMMARY

Used for instances of SummaryTree representing an @summary tag.

Since:: 10

TEXT

public static final DocTree.Kind TEXT

Used for instances of TextTree representing some plain documentation text.

THROWS

public static final DocTree.Kind THROWS

Used for instances of ThrowsTree representing an @throws tag.

UNKNOWN_BLOCK_TAG

public static final DocTree.Kind UNKNOWN_BLOCK_TAG

Used for instances of UnknownBlockTagTree representing an unknown block tag.

UNKNOWN_INLINE_TAG

public static final DocTree.Kind UNKNOWN_INLINE_TAG

Used for instances of UnknownInlineTagTree representing an unknown inline tag.

USES

public static final DocTree.Kind USES

Used for instances of UsesTree representing an @uses tag.

Since:: 9

VALUE

public static final DocTree.Kind VALUE

Used for instances of ValueTree representing an @value tag.

VERSION

public static final DocTree.Kind VERSION

Used for instances of VersionTree representing an @version tag.

OTHER

public static final DocTree.Kind OTHER

An implementation-reserved node. This is not the node you are looking for.

Field Details

tagName

public final String tagName

The name of the tag, if any, associated with this kind of node.

Method Details

values

public static DocTree.Kind[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:: an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static DocTree.Kind valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:: name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
Returns:: the enum constant with the specified name
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name; NullPointerException - if the argument is null

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