Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

javax.tools
Enum StandardLocation

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Enum<StandardLocation>
      extended by javax.tools.StandardLocation
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<StandardLocation>, JavaFileManager.Location

public enum StandardLocation
extends Enum<StandardLocation>
implements JavaFileManager.Location

Standard locations of file objects.

Since:
1.6

Enum Constant Summary
ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_PATH
          Location to search for annotation processors.
CLASS_OUTPUT
          Location of new class files.
CLASS_PATH
          Location to search for user class files.
PLATFORM_CLASS_PATH
          Location to search for platform classes.
SOURCE_OUTPUT
          Location of new source files.
SOURCE_PATH
          Location to search for existing source files.
 
Method Summary
 String getName()
          Gets the name of this location.
 boolean isOutputLocation()
          Determines if this is an output location.
static JavaFileManager.Location locationFor(String name)
          Gets a location object with the given name.
static StandardLocation valueOf(String name)
          Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static StandardLocation[] values()
          Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Enum Constant Detail

CLASS_OUTPUT

public static final StandardLocation CLASS_OUTPUT
Location of new class files.


SOURCE_OUTPUT

public static final StandardLocation SOURCE_OUTPUT
Location of new source files.


CLASS_PATH

public static final StandardLocation CLASS_PATH
Location to search for user class files.


SOURCE_PATH

public static final StandardLocation SOURCE_PATH
Location to search for existing source files.


ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_PATH

public static final StandardLocation ANNOTATION_PROCESSOR_PATH
Location to search for annotation processors.


PLATFORM_CLASS_PATH

public static final StandardLocation PLATFORM_CLASS_PATH
Location to search for platform classes. Sometimes called the boot class path.

Method Detail

values

public static StandardLocation[] values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
for (StandardLocation c : StandardLocation.values())
    System.out.println(c);

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

valueOf

public static StandardLocation valueOf(String name)
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (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 type has no constant with the specified name
NullPointerException - if the argument is null

locationFor

public static JavaFileManager.Location locationFor(String name)
Gets a location object with the given name. The following property must hold: locationFor(x) == locationFor(y) if and only if x.equals(y). The returned location will be an output location if and only if name ends with "_OUTPUT".

Parameters:
name - a name
Returns:
a location

getName

public String getName()
Description copied from interface: JavaFileManager.Location
Gets the name of this location.

Specified by:
getName in interface JavaFileManager.Location
Returns:
a name

isOutputLocation

public boolean isOutputLocation()
Description copied from interface: JavaFileManager.Location
Determines if this is an output location. An output location is a location that is conventionally used for output.

Specified by:
isOutputLocation in interface JavaFileManager.Location
Returns:
true if this is an output location, false otherwise

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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