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25 
26 package javax.lang.model.element;
27 
28 /**
29  * The <i>nesting kind</i> of a type element.
30  * Type elements come in four varieties:
31  * top-level, member, local, and anonymous.
32  * <i>Nesting kind</i> is a non-standard term used here to denote this
33  * classification.
34  *
35  * <p>Note that it is possible additional nesting kinds will be added
36  * in future versions of the platform.
37  *
38  * <p><b>Example:</b> The classes below are annotated with their nesting kind.
39  * <blockquote><pre>
40  *
41  * import java.lang.annotation.*;
42  * import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
43  * import javax.lang.model.element.*;
44  * import static javax.lang.model.element.NestingKind.*;
45  *
46  * &#64;Nesting(TOP_LEVEL)
47  * public class NestingExamples {
48  *     &#64;Nesting(MEMBER)
49  *     static class MemberClass1{}
50  *
51  *     &#64;Nesting(MEMBER)
52  *     class MemberClass2{}
53  *
54  *     public static void main(String... argv) {
55  *         &#64;Nesting(LOCAL)
56  *         class LocalClass{};
57  *
58  *         Class&lt;?&gt;[] classes = {
59  *             NestingExamples.class,
60  *             MemberClass1.class,
61  *             MemberClass2.class,
62  *             LocalClass.class
63  *         };
64  *
65  *         for(Class&lt;?&gt; clazz : classes) {
66  *             System.out.format("%s is %s%n",
67  *                               clazz.getName(),
68  *                               clazz.getAnnotation(Nesting.class).value());
69  *         }
70  *     }
71  * }
72  *
73  * &#64;Retention(RUNTIME)
74  * &#64;interface Nesting {
75  *     NestingKind value();
76  * }
77  * </pre></blockquote>
78  *
79  * @author Joseph D. Darcy
80  * @author Scott Seligman
81  * @author Peter von der Ah&eacute;
82  * @since 1.6
83  */
84 public enum NestingKind {
85     /**
86      * A top-level type, not contained within another type.
87      */
88     TOP_LEVEL,
89 
90     /**
91      * A type that is a named member of another type.
92      * @jls 8.5 Member Type Declarations
93      */
94     MEMBER,
95 
96     /**
97      * A named type declared within a construct other than a type.
98      * @jls 14.3 Local Class Declarations
99      */
100     LOCAL,
101 
102     /**
103      * A type without a name.
104      * @jls 15.9.5 Anonymous Class Declarations
105      */
106     ANONYMOUS;
107 
108     /**
109      * Does this constant correspond to a nested type element?
110      * A <i>nested</i> type element is any that is not top-level.
111      * More specifically, an <i>inner</i> type element is any nested type element that
112      * is not {@linkplain Modifier#STATIC static}.
113      * @return whether or not the constant is nested
114      * @jls 14.3 Local Class Declarations
115      */
isNested()116     public boolean isNested() {
117         return this != TOP_LEVEL;
118     }
119 }
120