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package javax.lang.model.element;
/**
* The <i>nesting kind</i> of a type element.
* Type elements come in four varieties:
* top-level, member, local, and anonymous.
* <i>Nesting kind</i> is a non-standard term used here to denote this
* classification.
*
* <p>Note that it is possible additional nesting kinds will be added
* in future versions of the platform.
*
* <p><b>Example:</b> The classes below are annotated with their nesting kind.
* <blockquote><pre>
*
* import java.lang.annotation.*;
* import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
* import javax.lang.model.element.*;
* import static javax.lang.model.element.NestingKind.*;
*
* &#64;Nesting(TOP_LEVEL)
* public class NestingExamples {
* &#64;Nesting(MEMBER)
* static class MemberClass1{}
*
* &#64;Nesting(MEMBER)
* class MemberClass2{}
*
* public static void main(String... argv) {
* &#64;Nesting(LOCAL)
* class LocalClass{};
*
* Class&lt;?&gt;[] classes = {
* NestingExamples.class,
* MemberClass1.class,
* MemberClass2.class,
* LocalClass.class
* };
*
* for(Class&lt;?&gt; clazz : classes) {
* System.out.format("%s is %s%n",
* clazz.getName(),
* clazz.getAnnotation(Nesting.class).value());
* }
* }
* }
*
* &#64;Retention(RUNTIME)
* &#64;interface Nesting {
* NestingKind value();
* }
* </pre></blockquote>
*
* @author Joseph D. Darcy
* @author Scott Seligman
* @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
* @since 1.6
*/
public enum NestingKind {
TOP_LEVEL,
MEMBER,
LOCAL,
ANONYMOUS;
/**
* Does this constant correspond to a nested type element?
* A <i>nested</i> type element is any that is not top-level.
* An <i>inner</i> type element is any nested type element that
* is not {@linkplain Modifier#STATIC static}.
*/
public boolean isNested() {
return this != TOP_LEVEL;
}
}