Enum Class Visibility

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<Visibility>
com.google.auto.common.Visibility
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<Visibility>, Constable

public enum Visibility extends Enum<Visibility>
Represents the visibility of a given Element: public, protected, private or default/package-private.

The constants for this enum are ordered according by increasing visibility.

  • Enum Constant Details

  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • Visibility

      private Visibility()
  • Method Details

    • values

      public static Visibility[] 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 Visibility 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
    • ofElement

      public static Visibility ofElement(Element element)
      Returns the visibility of the given Element. While package and module elements don't technically have a visibility associated with them, this method returns PUBLIC for them.
    • effectiveVisibilityOfElement

      public static Visibility effectiveVisibilityOfElement(Element element)
      Returns effective visibility of the given element meaning that it takes into account the visibility of its enclosing elements.