AnnotationElementDeclaration.java

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package com.asakusafw.utils.java.model.syntax;


/**
 * An interface which represents annotation element declaration.
 * This can only appear in body of annotation type declaration.
 * <ul>
 *   <li> Specified In: <ul>
 *     <li> {@code [JLS3:9.6] Annotation Types} </li>
 *   </ul> </li>
 * </ul>
 */
public interface AnnotationElementDeclaration
        extends TypeBodyDeclaration, TypedElement {

    /**
     * Returns the annotation element type.
     * @return annotation element type
     */
    Type getType();

    /**
     * Returns the annotation element name.
     * @return annotation element name
     */
    SimpleName getName();

    /**
     * Returns the default value of the element.
     * @return the default value, or {@code null} if there is no default value
     */
    Expression getDefaultExpression();
}