```
public interface AnnotationMember
```
The value of an annotation member. Annotation member values are of several kinds:
- primitive constants;
- String constants;
- Enum constants;
- Class literals;
- nested Annotations;
- arrays of previously mentioned types.
The kind() method returns the kind of this annotation member value. The is* methods (such as isBoolean()) allow checking if this annotation member value is of given kind. The as* methods (such as asBoolean()) allow "unwrapping" this annotation member value, if it is of the corresponding kind.
Note that the as* methods do not perform type conversion, so if this annotation member value is an int, calling asLong() will throw an exception.
Implementations of this interface are required to define the equals and hashCode methods. Implementations of this interface are encouraged to define the toString method such that it returns a text resembling the corresponding Java™ syntax.
There is no guarantee that any particular annotation member, represented by an implementation of this interface, will always be represented by the same object. This includes natural singletons such as boolean values. Instances should always be compared using equals.
Since:

4.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class AnnotationMember.Kind
The kind of the annotation member value.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static String VALUE
Name of the commonly used value() annotation member.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<AnnotationMember>`	`asArray()`	Returns this array value as an immutable `List` of `AnnotationMember`s.
`boolean`	`asBoolean()`	Returns this value as a `boolean`.
`byte`	`asByte()`	Returns this value as a `byte`.
`char`	`asChar()`	Returns this value as a `char`.
`double`	`asDouble()`	Returns this value as a `double`.
`<E extends Enum<E>> E`	`asEnum(Class<E> enumType)`	Returns this enum value as an instance of the enum type.
`ClassInfo`	`asEnumClass()`	Returns the type of this enum value.
`String`	`asEnumConstant()`	Returns the name of this enum value.
`float`	`asFloat()`	Returns this value as a `float`.
`int`	`asInt()`	Returns this value as an `int`.
`long`	`asLong()`	Returns this value as a `long`.
`AnnotationInfo`	`asNestedAnnotation()`	Returns this nested annotation value as an `AnnotationInfo`.
`short`	`asShort()`	Returns this value as a `short`.
`String`	`asString()`	Returns this value as a `String`.
`Type`	`asType()`	Returns this class value as a `Type`.
`default boolean`	`isArray()`
`default boolean`	`isBoolean()`
`default boolean`	`isByte()`
`default boolean`	`isChar()`
`default boolean`	`isClass()`
`default boolean`	`isDouble()`
`default boolean`	`isEnum()`
`default boolean`	`isFloat()`
`default boolean`	`isInt()`
`default boolean`	`isLong()`
`default boolean`	`isNestedAnnotation()`
`default boolean`	`isShort()`
`default boolean`	`isString()`
`AnnotationMember.Kind`	`kind()`	Returns the kind of this annotation member value.

- Field Detail
  - VALUE
```
static final String VALUE
```
    Name of the commonly used value() annotation member.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - kind
```
AnnotationMember.Kind kind()
```
    Returns the kind of this annotation member value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the kind of this annotation member value, never null
  - isBoolean
```
default boolean isBoolean()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is a boolean, false otherwise
  - isByte
```
default boolean isByte()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is a byte, false otherwise
  - isShort
```
default boolean isShort()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is a short, false otherwise
  - isInt
```
default boolean isInt()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is an int, false otherwise
  - isLong
```
default boolean isLong()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is a long, false otherwise
  - isFloat
```
default boolean isFloat()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is a float, false otherwise
  - isDouble
```
default boolean isDouble()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is a double, false otherwise
  - isChar
```
default boolean isChar()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is a char, false otherwise
  - isString
```
default boolean isString()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is a String, false otherwise
  - isEnum
```
default boolean isEnum()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is an Enum, false otherwise
  - isClass
```
default boolean isClass()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is a Class, false otherwise
  - isNestedAnnotation
```
default boolean isNestedAnnotation()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is a nested Annotation, false otherwise
  - isArray
```
default boolean isArray()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if the kind is an array, false otherwise
  - asBoolean
```
boolean asBoolean()
```
    Returns this value as a boolean.
    
    Returns:
    
    the boolean value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not a boolean
  - asByte
```
byte asByte()
```
    Returns this value as a byte.
    
    Returns:
    
    the byte value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not a byte
  - asShort
```
short asShort()
```
    Returns this value as a short.
    
    Returns:
    
    the short value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not a short
  - asInt
```
int asInt()
```
    Returns this value as an int.
    
    Returns:
    
    the int value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not an int
  - asLong
```
long asLong()
```
    Returns this value as a long.
    
    Returns:
    
    the long value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not a long
  - asFloat
```
float asFloat()
```
    Returns this value as a float.
    
    Returns:
    
    the float value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not a float
  - asDouble
```
double asDouble()
```
    Returns this value as a double.
    
    Returns:
    
    the double value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not a double
  - asChar
```
char asChar()
```
    Returns this value as a char.
    
    Returns:
    
    the char value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not a char
  - asString
```
String asString()
```
    Returns this value as a String.
    
    Returns:
    
    the String value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not a String
  - asEnum
```
<E extends Enum<E>> E asEnum(Class<E> enumType)
```
    Returns this enum value as an instance of the enum type.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    E - the enum generic type
    
    Parameters:
    
    enumType - the enum type
    
    Returns:
    
    the enum instance
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if given enumType is not an enum type
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not an enum value
  - asEnumClass
```
ClassInfo asEnumClass()
```
    Returns the type of this enum value.
    
    Returns:
    
    a ClassInfo representing the enum type
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not an enum value
  - asEnumConstant
```
String asEnumConstant()
```
    Returns the name of this enum value.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of this enum value
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not an enum value
  - asType
```
Type asType()
```
    Returns this class value as a Type. It can be:
    
    the void pseudo-type;
    
    a primitive type;
    
    a class type;
    
    an array type, whose element type is a primitive type or a class type.
    Returns:
    
    the class value, as a Type
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not a class value
  - asNestedAnnotation
```
AnnotationInfo asNestedAnnotation()
```
    Returns this nested annotation value as an AnnotationInfo.
    
    Returns:
    
    an AnnotationInfo instance
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not a nested annotation
  - asArray
```
List<AnnotationMember> asArray()
```
    Returns this array value as an immutable List of AnnotationMembers. Returns an empty list if the array is empty.
    
    Returns:
    
    an immutable list of AnnotationMembers
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation member value is not an array

Interface AnnotationMember

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

VALUE

Method Detail

kind

isBoolean

isByte

isShort

isInt

isLong

isFloat

isDouble

isChar

isString

isEnum

isClass

isNestedAnnotation

isArray

asBoolean

asByte

asShort

asInt

asLong

asFloat

asDouble

asChar

asString

asEnum

asEnumClass

asEnumConstant

asType

asNestedAnnotation

asArray