Uses of Package javax.lang.model.element (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-03-16

# Uses of Package
javax.lang.model.element

- Packages that use javax.lang.model.element
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.annotation.processing | Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.
  javax.lang.model | Classes and hierarchies of packages used to model the Java programming language.
  javax.lang.model.element | Interfaces used to model elements of the Java programming language.
  javax.lang.model.type | Interfaces used to model Java programming language types.
  javax.lang.model.util | Utilities to assist in the processing of program elements and types.
  javax.tools | Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.

- Classes in javax.lang.model.element used by javax.annotation.processing
  Class and Description
  AnnotationMirror Represents an annotation.
  AnnotationValue Represents a value of an annotation type element.
  Element Represents a program element such as a package, class, or method.
  ExecutableElement Represents a method, constructor, or initializer (static or instance) of a class or interface, including annotation type elements.
  TypeElement Represents a class or interface program element.

- Classes in javax.lang.model.element used by javax.lang.model
  Class and Description
  AnnotationMirror Represents an annotation.

- Classes in javax.lang.model.element used by javax.lang.model.element
  Class and Description
  AnnotationMirror Represents an annotation.
  AnnotationValue Represents a value of an annotation type element.
  AnnotationValueVisitor A visitor of the values of annotation type elements, using a variant of the visitor design pattern.
  Element Represents a program element such as a package, class, or method.
  ElementKind The `kind` of an element.
  ElementVisitor A visitor of program elements, in the style of the visitor design pattern.
  ExecutableElement Represents a method, constructor, or initializer (static or instance) of a class or interface, including annotation type elements.
  Modifier Represents a modifier on a program element such as a class, method, or field.
  Name An immutable sequence of characters.
  NestingKind The nesting kind of a type element.
  PackageElement Represents a package program element.
  Parameterizable A mixin interface for an element that has type parameters.
  QualifiedNameable A mixin interface for an element that has a qualified name.
  TypeElement Represents a class or interface program element.
  TypeParameterElement Represents a formal type parameter of a generic class, interface, method, or constructor element.
  VariableElement Represents a field, `enum` constant, method or constructor parameter, local variable, resource variable, or exception parameter.

- Classes in javax.lang.model.element used by javax.lang.model.type
  Class and Description
  Element Represents a program element such as a package, class, or method.

- Classes in javax.lang.model.element used by javax.lang.model.util
  Class and Description
  AnnotationMirror Represents an annotation.
  AnnotationValue Represents a value of an annotation type element.
  AnnotationValueVisitor A visitor of the values of annotation type elements, using a variant of the visitor design pattern.
  Element Represents a program element such as a package, class, or method.
  ElementVisitor A visitor of program elements, in the style of the visitor design pattern.
  ExecutableElement Represents a method, constructor, or initializer (static or instance) of a class or interface, including annotation type elements.
  Name An immutable sequence of characters.
  PackageElement Represents a package program element.
  TypeElement Represents a class or interface program element.
  TypeParameterElement Represents a formal type parameter of a generic class, interface, method, or constructor element.
  VariableElement Represents a field, `enum` constant, method or constructor parameter, local variable, resource variable, or exception parameter.

- Classes in javax.lang.model.element used by javax.tools
  Class and Description
  Modifier Represents a modifier on a program element such as a class, method, or field.
  NestingKind The nesting kind of a type element.

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