Module java.compiler
Package javax.lang.model.element

# Interface AnnotationValue

public interface AnnotationValue
Represents a value of an annotation interface element. A value is of one of the following types:

- a wrapper class (such as `Integer`) for a primitive type
- `String`
- `TypeMirror`
- `VariableElement` (representing an enum constant)
- `AnnotationMirror`
- `List<? extends AnnotationValue>` (representing the elements, in declared order, if the value is an array)

Since:
  1.6

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`<R, P> R`
`accept(AnnotationValueVisitor<R,P> v, P p)`
Applies a visitor to this value.
`Object`
`getValue()`
Returns the value.
`String`
`toString()`
Returns a string representation of this value.

## Method Details

### getValue

Object getValue()
Returns the value.

Returns:
  the value

### toString

String toString()
Returns a string representation of this value. This is returned in a form suitable for representing this value in the source code of an annotation.

Overrides:
  `toString` in class `Object`
Returns:
  a string representation of this value

### accept

<R, P> R accept(AnnotationValueVisitor<R,P> v, P p)
Applies a visitor to this value.

Type Parameters:
  `R` - the return type of the visitor's methods
  `P` - the type of the additional parameter to the visitor's methods
Parameters:
  `v` - the visitor operating on this value
  `p` - additional parameter to the visitor
Returns:
  a visitor-specified result