All Superinterfaces:

AnnotatedConstruct, Element

All Known Subinterfaces:

DelegatingExecutableElement, DelegatingTypeElement, LoggerMessageMethod, MessageInterface, MessageMethod, Parameter, ReturnType, ThrowableType
```
public interface DelegatingElement
extends Element
```
A delegating Element interface. All methods are invoked on the delegate element by default.

Author:

James R. Perkins

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default <R,P> R`	`accept(ElementVisitor<R,P> v, P p)`
`default TypeMirror`	`asType()`
`default <A extends Annotation> A`	`getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType)`
`default List<? extends AnnotationMirror>`	`getAnnotationMirrors()`
`default <A extends Annotation> A[]`	`getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationType)`
`Element`	`getDelegate()`	The element to delegate the default methods to.
`default List<? extends Element>`	`getEnclosedElements()`
`default Element`	`getEnclosingElement()`
`default ElementKind`	`getKind()`
`default Set<Modifier>`	`getModifiers()`
`default Name`	`getSimpleName()`
`default boolean`	`isAnnotatedWith(Class<? extends Annotation> annotation)`	Checks whether or not the annotation is present on the element.

Methods inherited from interface javax.lang.model.element.Element
equals, hashCode

- Method Detail
  - getDelegate
```
Element getDelegate()
```
    The element to delegate the default methods to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the delegate
  - asType
```
default TypeMirror asType()
```
    Specified by:
    
    asType in interface Element
  - getKind
```
default ElementKind getKind()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getKind in interface Element
  - getModifiers
```
default Set<Modifier> getModifiers()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getModifiers in interface Element
  - getSimpleName
```
default Name getSimpleName()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getSimpleName in interface Element
  - getEnclosingElement
```
default Element getEnclosingElement()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getEnclosingElement in interface Element
  - getEnclosedElements
```
default List<? extends Element> getEnclosedElements()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getEnclosedElements in interface Element
  - getAnnotation
```
default <A extends Annotation> A getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType)
```
    Specified by:
    
    getAnnotation in interface AnnotatedConstruct
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAnnotation in interface Element
  - getAnnotationMirrors
```
default List<? extends AnnotationMirror> getAnnotationMirrors()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getAnnotationMirrors in interface AnnotatedConstruct
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAnnotationMirrors in interface Element
  - accept
```
default <R,P> R accept(ElementVisitor<R,P> v,
                             P p)
```
    Specified by:
    
    accept in interface Element
  - getAnnotationsByType
```
default <A extends Annotation> A[] getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationType)
```
    Specified by:
    
    getAnnotationsByType in interface AnnotatedConstruct
  - isAnnotatedWith
```
default boolean isAnnotatedWith(Class<? extends Annotation> annotation)
```
    Checks whether or not the annotation is present on the element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotation - the annotation to check for
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the annotation is present, otherwise false

Interface DelegatingElement

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface javax.lang.model.element.Element

Method Detail

getDelegate

asType

getKind

getModifiers

getSimpleName

getEnclosingElement

getEnclosedElements

getAnnotation

getAnnotationMirrors

accept

getAnnotationsByType

isAnnotatedWith