SourceVersion (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<SourceVersion>
- - javax.lang.model.SourceVersion
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<SourceVersion>

public enum SourceVersion
extends Enum<SourceVersion>
Source versions of the Java™ programming language. See the appropriate edition ofThe Java™ Language Specification for information about a particular source version.
Note that additional source version constants will be added to model future releases of the language.
Since:
1.6

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
RELEASE_0	The original version.
RELEASE_1	The version recognized by the Java Platform 1.1.
RELEASE_2	The version recognized by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.2.
RELEASE_3	The version recognized by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.3.
RELEASE_4	The version recognized by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.4.
RELEASE_5	The version recognized by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0.
RELEASE_6	The version recognized by the Java Platform, Standard Edition 6.
RELEASE_7	The version recognized by the Java Platform, Standard Edition 7.
RELEASE_8	The version recognized by the Java Platform, Standard Edition 8.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	isIdentifier(CharSequence name)	Returns whether or not name is a syntactically valid identifier (simple name) or keyword in the latest source version.
static boolean	isKeyword(CharSequence s)	Returns whether or not s is a keyword or literal in the latest source version.
static boolean	isName(CharSequence name)	Returns whether or not name is a syntactically valid qualified name in the latest source version.
static SourceVersion	latest()	Returns the latest source version that can be modeled.
static SourceVersion	latestSupported()	Returns the latest source version fully supported by the current execution environment.
static SourceVersion	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static SourceVersion[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

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Enum Constant Detail

 * #### RELEASE\_0  
 public static final [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") RELEASE_0  
 The original version. The language described inThe Java™ Language Specification, First Edition.  
 * #### RELEASE\_1  
 public static final [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") RELEASE_1  
 The version recognized by the Java Platform 1.1\. The language is `RELEASE_0` augmented with nested classes as described in the 1.1 update toThe Java™ Language Specification, First Edition.  
 * #### RELEASE\_2  
 public static final [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") RELEASE_2  
 The version recognized by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.2\. The language described inThe Java™ Language Specification, Second Edition, which includes the `strictfp` modifier.  
 * #### RELEASE\_3  
 public static final [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") RELEASE_3  
 The version recognized by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.3\. No major changes from `RELEASE_2`.  
 * #### RELEASE\_4  
 public static final [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") RELEASE_4  
 The version recognized by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v 1.4\. Added a simple assertion facility.  
 * #### RELEASE\_5  
 public static final [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") RELEASE_5  
 The version recognized by the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5.0\. The language described inThe Java™ Language Specification, Third Edition. First release to support generics, annotations, autoboxing, var-args, enhanced `for` loop, and hexadecimal floating-point literals.  
 * #### RELEASE\_6  
 public static final [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") RELEASE_6  
 The version recognized by the Java Platform, Standard Edition 6\. No major changes from `RELEASE_5`.  
 * #### RELEASE\_7  
 public static final [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") RELEASE_7  
 The version recognized by the Java Platform, Standard Edition 7\. Additions in this release include, diamond syntax for constructors, `try`\-with-resources, strings in switch, binary literals, and multi-catch.  
 Since:  
 1.7  
 * #### RELEASE\_8  
 public static final [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") RELEASE_8  
 The version recognized by the Java Platform, Standard Edition 8\. Additions in this release include lambda expressions and default methods.  
 Since:  
 1.8

Method Detail

* #### values  
public static [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model")[] values()  
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:  
for (SourceVersion c : SourceVersion.values())  
    System.out.println(c);  
Returns:  
an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared  
* #### valueOf  
public static [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") valueOf([String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") name)  
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match _exactly_ an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (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](../../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if this enum type has no constant with the specified name  
`[NullPointerException](../../../java/lang/NullPointerException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if the argument is null  
* #### latest  
public static [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") latest()  
Returns the latest source version that can be modeled.  
Returns:  
the latest source version that can be modeled  
* #### latestSupported  
public static [SourceVersion](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html "enum in javax.lang.model") latestSupported()  
Returns the latest source version fully supported by the current execution environment. `RELEASE_5` or later must be returned.  
Returns:  
the latest source version that is fully supported  
* #### isIdentifier  
public static boolean isIdentifier([CharSequence](../../../java/lang/CharSequence.html "interface in java.lang") name)  
Returns whether or not `name` is a syntactically valid identifier (simple name) or keyword in the latest source version. The method returns `true` if the name consists of an initial character for which [Character.isJavaIdentifierStart(int)](../../../java/lang/Character.html#isJavaIdentifierStart-int-) returns `true`, followed only by characters for which [Character.isJavaIdentifierPart(int)](../../../java/lang/Character.html#isJavaIdentifierPart-int-) returns `true`. This pattern matches regular identifiers, keywords, and the literals `"true"`, `"false"`, and `"null"`. The method returns `false` for all other strings.  
Parameters:  
`name` \- the string to check  
Returns:  
`true` if this string is a syntactically valid identifier or keyword, `false` otherwise.  
* #### isName  
public static boolean isName([CharSequence](../../../java/lang/CharSequence.html "interface in java.lang") name)  
Returns whether or not `name` is a syntactically valid qualified name in the latest source version. Unlike [isIdentifier](../../../javax/lang/model/SourceVersion.html#isIdentifier-java.lang.CharSequence-), this method returns `false` for keywords and literals.  
Parameters:  
`name` \- the string to check  
Returns:  
`true` if this string is a syntactically valid name, `false` otherwise.  
See  The Java™ Language Specification:  
6.2 Names and Identifiers  
* #### isKeyword  
public static boolean isKeyword([CharSequence](../../../java/lang/CharSequence.html "interface in java.lang") s)  
Returns whether or not `s` is a keyword or literal in the latest source version.  
Parameters:  
`s` \- the string to check  
Returns:  
`true` if `s` is a keyword or literal, `false` otherwise.

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