Module java.compiler
Package javax.tools

Enum Class JavaFileObject.Kind

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<JavaFileObject.Kind>
javax.tools.JavaFileObject.Kind
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<JavaFileObject.Kind>, Constable
Enclosing interface:
JavaFileObject
public static enum JavaFileObject.Kind extends Enum<JavaFileObject.Kind>
Kinds of JavaFileObjects.

  • Enum Constant Details

    • SOURCE

      public static final JavaFileObject.Kind SOURCE
      Source files written in the Java programming language. For example, regular files ending with .java.

    • CLASS

      public static final JavaFileObject.Kind CLASS
      Class files for the Java Virtual Machine. For example, regular files ending with .class.

    • HTML

      public static final JavaFileObject.Kind HTML
      HTML files. For example, regular files ending with .html.

    • OTHER

      public static final JavaFileObject.Kind OTHER
      Any other kind.

  • Field Details

    • extension

      public final String extension
      The extension which (by convention) is normally used for this kind of file object. If no convention exists, the empty string ("") is used.

  • Method Details

    • values

      public static JavaFileObject.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 JavaFileObject.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