- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable,- Comparable<Snippet.Kind>,- Constable
- Enclosing class:
- Snippet
Kind is an immutable property of a Snippet.
 It is accessed with Snippet.kind().
 The Kind can be used to determine which
 subclass of Snippet it is. For example,
 eval("int three() { return 3; }") will
 return a snippet creation event.  The Kind of that Snippet
 will be METHOD, from which you know that the subclass
 of Snippet is MethodSnippet and it can be
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Nested Class SummaryNested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.EnumEnum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>
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Enum Constant SummaryEnum ConstantsEnum ConstantDescriptionA syntactically incorrect input for which the specific kind could not be determined.An expression, with or without side-effects.An import declaration:import...A method declaration.A statement.A type declaration.One variable declaration.
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Method SummaryModifier and TypeMethodDescriptionbooleanIndicates whether thisKindof Snippet is persistent.static Snippet.KindReturns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.static Snippet.Kind[]values()Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
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Enum Constant Details- 
IMPORTAn import declaration:import... The snippet is an instance ofImportSnippet.An import can be a single type import ( Snippet.SubKind.SINGLE_TYPE_IMPORT_SUBKIND), a static single import (Snippet.SubKind.SINGLE_STATIC_IMPORT_SUBKIND), an on-demand type import (Snippet.SubKind.TYPE_IMPORT_ON_DEMAND_SUBKIND), or a static on-demand type import (Snippet.SubKind.SINGLE_STATIC_IMPORT_SUBKIND) -- useSnippet.subKind()to distinguish.An import declaration is persistent. - See Java Language Specification:
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7.5 Import Declarations
 
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TYPE_DECLA type declaration. Which includes: NormalClassDeclaration, EnumDeclaration, NormalInterfaceDeclaration, and AnnotationTypeDeclaration. The snippet is an instance ofTypeDeclSnippet.A type declaration may be an interface Snippet.SubKind.INTERFACE_SUBKIND, classesSnippet.SubKind.CLASS_SUBKIND, enums, and annotation interfaces -- seeSnippet.SubKindto differentiate.A type declaration is persistent. - See Java Language Specification:
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7.6 Top Level Type Declarations
 
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METHODA method declaration. The snippet is an instance ofMethodSnippet.A method declaration is persistent. - See Java Language Specification:
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8.4 Method Declarations
 
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VAROne variable declaration. Corresponding to one VariableDeclarator. The snippet is an instance ofVarSnippet.The variable may be with or without initializer, or be a temporary variable representing an expression -- see Snippet.SubKindto differentiate.A variable declaration is persistent. - See Java Language Specification:
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8.3 Field Declarations
 
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EXPRESSIONAn expression, with or without side-effects. The snippet is an instance ofExpressionSnippet.The expression is currently either a simple named reference to a variable ( Snippet.SubKind.VAR_VALUE_SUBKIND) or an assignment (both of which have natural referencing names) -- seeSnippet.SubKindto differentiate. All other expression forms (operators, method calls, ...) generate a scratch variable and so are instead of the VAR Kind.- See Java Language Specification:
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15 Expressions
 
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STATEMENTA statement. The snippet is an instance ofStatementSnippet.- See Java Language Specification:
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14.5 Statements
 
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ERRONEOUSA syntactically incorrect input for which the specific kind could not be determined. The snippet is an instance ofErroneousSnippet.
 
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Method Details- 
valuesReturns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.- Returns:
- an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared
 
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valueOfReturns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)- Parameters:
- name- the name of the enum constant to be returned.
- Returns:
- the enum constant with the specified name
- Throws:
- IllegalArgumentException- if this enum class has no constant with the specified name
- NullPointerException- if the argument is null
 
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isPersistentpublic boolean isPersistent()Indicates whether thisKindof Snippet is persistent. Only declarations are persistent because they influence future Snippets.Note that though the Kindof a Snippet may be persistent, that does not mean that the Snippet will persist; For example it may be invalid or have been dropped. See:Snippet.Status.isDefined().- Returns:
- trueif this- Kindof- Snippetis visible to subsequent evaluations; otherwise- false
 
 
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