| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| javax.annotation.processing | 
 Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for
 allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing
 tool environment. 
 | 
| javax.tools | 
 Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program,
 for example, compilers. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
void | 
Messager.printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind,
            CharSequence msg)
Prints a message of the specified kind. 
 | 
void | 
Messager.printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind,
            CharSequence msg,
            Element e)
Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the
 element. 
 | 
void | 
Messager.printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind,
            CharSequence msg,
            Element e,
            AnnotationMirror a)
Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the
 annotation mirror of the annotated element. 
 | 
void | 
Messager.printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind,
            CharSequence msg,
            Element e,
            AnnotationMirror a,
            AnnotationValue v)
Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the
 annotation value inside the annotation mirror of the annotated
 element. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
Diagnostic.Kind | 
Diagnostic.getKind()
Gets the kind of this diagnostic, for example, error or
 warning. 
 | 
static Diagnostic.Kind | 
Diagnostic.Kind.valueOf(String name)
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. 
 | 
static Diagnostic.Kind[] | 
Diagnostic.Kind.values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in
the order they are declared. 
 | 
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