ElementKind (Jakarta EE Platform API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<ElementKind>
- - jakarta.validation.ElementKind

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ElementKind>
```
public enum ElementKind
extends Enum<ElementKind>
```
Enum of possible kinds of elements encountered in Jakarta Bean Validation.
Mostly elements that can be constrained and described in the metadata but also elements that can be part of a Path and represented by a Path.Node

Since:

1.1

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard, Gunnar Morling, Guillaume Smet

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant and Description
`BEAN` A Java Bean or object.
`CONSTRUCTOR` A constructor.
`CONTAINER_ELEMENT` An element stored in a container, e.g.
`CROSS_PARAMETER` Element holding cross-parameter constraints of a method or constructor.
`METHOD` A method.
`PARAMETER` A parameter of a method or constructor.
`PROPERTY` A property of a Java Bean.
`RETURN_VALUE` The return value of a method or constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static ElementKind`	`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static ElementKind[]`	`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
  - BEAN
```
public static final ElementKind BEAN
```
    A Java Bean or object.
  - PROPERTY
```
public static final ElementKind PROPERTY
```
    A property of a Java Bean.
  - METHOD
```
public static final ElementKind METHOD
```
    A method.
  - CONSTRUCTOR
```
public static final ElementKind CONSTRUCTOR
```
    A constructor.
  - PARAMETER
```
public static final ElementKind PARAMETER
```
    A parameter of a method or constructor.
  - CROSS_PARAMETER
```
public static final ElementKind CROSS_PARAMETER
```
    Element holding cross-parameter constraints of a method or constructor.
  - RETURN_VALUE
```
public static final ElementKind RETURN_VALUE
```
    The return value of a method or constructor.
  - CONTAINER_ELEMENT
```
public static final ElementKind CONTAINER_ELEMENT
```
    An element stored in a container, e.g. a key or value of a Map or an element of a List.
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static ElementKind[] 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 (ElementKind c : ElementKind.values())
    System.out.println(c);
```
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static ElementKind 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

Enum ElementKind

Enum Constant Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Enum Constant Detail

BEAN

PROPERTY

METHOD

CONSTRUCTOR

PARAMETER

CROSS_PARAMETER

RETURN_VALUE

CONTAINER_ELEMENT

Method Detail

values

valueOf