Elements (ParallelJ - Development Tools 1.4.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.parallelj.tools.util.Elements

```
public class Elements
extends Object
```

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Elements()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Elements()`

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static List<? extends AnnotationMirror>`	`getAllAnnotationMirrors(Element e)`
`static List<? extends Element>`	`getAllMembers(TypeElement type)`
`static Element`	`getAncestorOrSelf(Element element, ElementKind kind)` Return the ancestor (aka enclosing element) with a given kind.
`static Name`	`getBinaryName(TypeElement type)`
`static List<Element>`	`getChildren(Element element, ElementKind kind)`
`static String`	`getConstantExpression(Object value)`
`static String`	`getDocComment(Element e)`
`static Map<? extends ExecutableElement,? extends AnnotationValue>`	`getElementValuesWithDefaults(AnnotationMirror a)`
`static Name`	`getName(CharSequence cs)`
`static PackageElement`	`getPackageElement(CharSequence name)`
`static PackageElement`	`getPackageOf(Element type)`
`static String`	`getPropertyName(String name)` Return the property name of the element.
`static TypeElement`	`getTypeElement(CharSequence name)`
`static boolean`	`hides(Element hider, Element hidden)`
`static boolean`	`isDeprecated(Element e)`
`static boolean`	`overrides(ExecutableElement overrider, ExecutableElement overridden, TypeElement type)`
`static void`	`printElements(Writer w, Element... elements)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Elements
```
public Elements()
```
- Method Detail
  - getAncestorOrSelf
```
public static Element getAncestorOrSelf(Element element,
                        ElementKind kind)
```
    Return the ancestor (aka enclosing element) with a given kind.
    
    Parameters:
    element -
    kind -
    
    Returns:
  - getChildren
```
public static List<Element> getChildren(Element element,
                        ElementKind kind)
```
  - getAllAnnotationMirrors
```
public static List<? extends AnnotationMirror> getAllAnnotationMirrors(Element e)
```
    Parameters:
    e -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.getAllAnnotationMirrors(javax.lang.model.element.Element)
  - getAllMembers
```
public static List<? extends Element> getAllMembers(TypeElement type)
```
    Parameters:
    type -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.getAllMembers(javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement)
  - getBinaryName
```
public static Name getBinaryName(TypeElement type)
```
    Parameters:
    type -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.getBinaryName(javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement)
  - getConstantExpression
```
public static String getConstantExpression(Object value)
```
    Parameters:
    value -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.getConstantExpression(java.lang.Object)
  - getDocComment
```
public static String getDocComment(Element e)
```
    Parameters:
    e -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.getDocComment(javax.lang.model.element.Element)
  - getElementValuesWithDefaults
```
public static Map<? extends ExecutableElement,? extends AnnotationValue> getElementValuesWithDefaults(AnnotationMirror a)
```
    Parameters:
    a -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.getElementValuesWithDefaults(javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationMirror)
  - getName
```
public static Name getName(CharSequence cs)
```
    Parameters:
    cs -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.getName(java.lang.CharSequence)
  - getPackageElement
```
public static PackageElement getPackageElement(CharSequence name)
```
    Parameters:
    name -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.getPackageElement(java.lang.CharSequence)
  - getPackageOf
```
public static PackageElement getPackageOf(Element type)
```
    Parameters:
    type -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.getPackageOf(javax.lang.model.element.Element)
  - getTypeElement
```
public static TypeElement getTypeElement(CharSequence name)
```
    Parameters:
    name -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.getTypeElement(java.lang.CharSequence)
  - hides
```
public static boolean hides(Element hider,
            Element hidden)
```
    Parameters:
    hider -
    hidden -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.hides(javax.lang.model.element.Element, javax.lang.model.element.Element)
  - isDeprecated
```
public static boolean isDeprecated(Element e)
```
    Parameters:
    e -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.isDeprecated(javax.lang.model.element.Element)
  - overrides
```
public static boolean overrides(ExecutableElement overrider,
                ExecutableElement overridden,
                TypeElement type)
```
    Parameters:
    overrider -
    overridden -
    type -
    
    Returns:
    See Also:
    Elements.overrides(javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement, javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement, javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement)
  - printElements
```
public static void printElements(Writer w,
                 Element... elements)
```
    Parameters:
    w -
    elements -
    See Also:
    Elements.printElements(java.io.Writer, javax.lang.model.element.Element[])
  - getPropertyName
```
public static String getPropertyName(String name)
```
    Return the property name of the element. The element should be a getter or setter method.
    
    Parameters:
    e - the initial name
    
    Returns:
    the property name or the element name.

Class Elements

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Elements

Method Detail

getAncestorOrSelf

getChildren

getAllAnnotationMirrors

getAllMembers

getBinaryName

getConstantExpression

getDocComment

getElementValuesWithDefaults

getName

getPackageElement

getPackageOf

getTypeElement

hides

isDeprecated

overrides

printElements

getPropertyName