Uses of Interface javax.annotation.processing.ProcessingEnvironment (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 )

## Uses of Interface
javax.annotation.processing.ProcessingEnvironment

- Packages that use ProcessingEnvironment
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  com.sun.source.util | Provides utilities for operations on abstract syntax trees (AST).
  javax.annotation.processing | Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.

- - ### Uses of ProcessingEnvironment in com.sun.source.util

    Methods in com.sun.source.util with parameters of type ProcessingEnvironment
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static DocTrees` | DocTrees.`instance​(ProcessingEnvironment env)` | Returns a DocTrees object for a given ProcessingEnvironment.
    `static JavacTask` | JavacTask.`instance​(ProcessingEnvironment processingEnvironment)` | Returns the `JavacTask` for a `ProcessingEnvironment`.
    `static Trees` | Trees.`instance​(ProcessingEnvironment env)` | Returns a Trees object for a given ProcessingEnvironment.

  - ### Uses of ProcessingEnvironment in javax.annotation.processing

    Fields in javax.annotation.processing declared as ProcessingEnvironment
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected ProcessingEnvironment` | AbstractProcessor.`processingEnv` | Processing environment providing by the tool framework.

    Methods in javax.annotation.processing with parameters of type ProcessingEnvironment
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | AbstractProcessor.`init​(ProcessingEnvironment processingEnv)` | Initializes the processor with the processing environment by setting the `processingEnv` field to the value of the `processingEnv` argument.
    `void` | Processor.`init​(ProcessingEnvironment processingEnv)` | Initializes the processor with the processing environment.