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package java.lang.annotation;

/**

 * A program element type.  The constants of this enumerated type

 * provide a simple classification of the declared elements in a

 * Java program.

 *

 * <p>These constants are used with the {@link Target} meta-annotation type

 * to specify where it is legal to use an annotation type.

 *

 * @author  Joshua Bloch

 * @since 1.5

 */

public enum ElementType {

    /** Class, interface (including annotation type), or enum declaration */

    TYPE,

    /** Field declaration (includes enum constants) */

    FIELD,

    /** Method declaration */

    METHOD,

    /** Parameter declaration */

    PARAMETER,

    /** Constructor declaration */

    CONSTRUCTOR,

    /** Local variable declaration */

    LOCAL_VARIABLE,

    /** Annotation type declaration */

    ANNOTATION_TYPE,

    /** Package declaration */

    PACKAGE

}