# 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.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.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.
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, 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, 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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