Interface NestMembersAttribute

All Superinterfaces:
AttributePREVIEW<NestMembersAttributePREVIEW>, ClassElementPREVIEW, ClassFileElementPREVIEW, WritableElementPREVIEW<NestMembersAttributePREVIEW>

public sealed interface NestMembersAttribute extends AttributePREVIEW<NestMembersAttributePREVIEW>, ClassElementPREVIEW
NestMembersAttribute is a preview API of the Java platform.
Programs can only use NestMembersAttribute when preview features are enabled.
Preview features may be removed in a future release, or upgraded to permanent features of the Java platform.
Models the NestMembers attribute 4.7.29, which can appear on classes to indicate that this class is the host of a nest. Delivered as a ClassElementPREVIEW when traversing the elements of a ClassModelPREVIEW.

The attribute does not permit multiple instances in a given location. Subsequent occurrence of the attribute takes precedence during the attributed element build or transformation.

The attribute was introduced in the Java SE Platform version 11.

Since:
22
  • Method Details

    • nestMembers

      List<ClassEntryPREVIEW> nestMembers()
      Returns the classes belonging to the nest hosted by this class.
      Returns:
      the classes belonging to the nest hosted by this class
    • of

      Returns a NestMembers attribute.
      Parameters:
      nestMembers - the member classes of the nest
      Returns:
      a NestMembers attribute
    • of

      static NestMembersAttributePREVIEW of(ClassEntryPREVIEW... nestMembers)
      Returns a NestMembers attribute.
      Parameters:
      nestMembers - the member classes of the nest
      Returns:
      a NestMembers attribute
    • ofSymbols

      static NestMembersAttributePREVIEW ofSymbols(List<ClassDesc> nestMembers)
      Returns a NestMembers attribute.
      Parameters:
      nestMembers - the member classes of the nest
      Returns:
      a NestMembers attribute
    • ofSymbols

      static NestMembersAttributePREVIEW ofSymbols(ClassDesc... nestMembers)
      Returns a NestMembers attribute.
      Parameters:
      nestMembers - the member classes of the nest
      Returns:
      a NestMembers attribute