| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| javax.annotation.processing | Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for
 allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing
 tool environment. | 
| javax.tools | Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program,
 for example, compilers. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | Messager. printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind,
            CharSequence msg)Prints a message of the specified kind. | 
| void | Messager. printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind,
            CharSequence msg,
            Element e)Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the
 element. | 
| void | Messager. printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind,
            CharSequence msg,
            Element e,
            AnnotationMirror a)Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the
 annotation mirror of the annotated element. | 
| void | Messager. printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind,
            CharSequence msg,
            Element e,
            AnnotationMirror a,
            AnnotationValue v)Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the
 annotation value inside the annotation mirror of the annotated
 element. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Diagnostic.Kind | Diagnostic. getKind()Gets the kind of this diagnostic, for example, error or
 warning. | 
| static Diagnostic.Kind | Diagnostic.Kind. valueOf(String name)Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. | 
| static Diagnostic.Kind[] | Diagnostic.Kind. values()Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in
the order they are declared. | 
 Submit a bug or feature 
For further API reference and developer documentation, see Java SE Documentation. That documentation contains more detailed, developer-targeted descriptions, with conceptual overviews, definitions of terms, workarounds, and working code examples.
 Copyright © 1993, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Also see the documentation redistribution policy.