Module java.compiler
Package javax.annotation.processing

Interface Messager

public interface Messager
A Messager provides the way for an annotation processor to report error messages, warnings, and other notices. Elements, annotations, and annotation values can be passed to provide a location hint for the message. However, such location hints may be unavailable or only approximate.

Printing a message with an error kind will raise an error.

API Note:
The messages "printed" by methods in this interface may or may not appear as textual output to a location like System.out or System.err. Implementations may choose to present this information in a different fashion, such as messages in a window.
Since:
1.6
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • printMessage

      void printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg)
      Prints a message of the specified kind.
      Parameters:
      kind - the kind of message
      msg - the message, or an empty string if none

    • printMessage

      void printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind kind, CharSequence msg, Element e)
      Prints a message of the specified kind at the location of the element.
      Parameters:
      kind - the kind of message
      msg - the message, or an empty string if none
      e - the element to use as a position hint

    • printMessage

      void 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.
      Parameters:
      kind - the kind of message
      msg - the message, or an empty string if none
      e - the annotated element
      a - the annotation to use as a position hint

    • printMessage

      void 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.
      Parameters:
      kind - the kind of message
      msg - the message, or an empty string if none
      e - the annotated element
      a - the annotation containing the annotation value
      v - the annotation value to use as a position hint

    • printError

      default void printError(CharSequence msg)
      Prints an error.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation is equivalent to printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.ERROR, msg).
      Parameters:
      msg - the message, or an empty string if none
      Since:
      18

    • printError

      default void printError(CharSequence msg, Element e)
      Prints an error at the location of the element.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation is equivalent to printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.ERROR, msg, e).
      Parameters:
      msg - the message, or an empty string if none
      e - the element to use as a position hint
      Since:
      18

    • printWarning

      default void printWarning(CharSequence msg)
      Prints a warning.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation is equivalent to printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.WARNING, msg).
      Parameters:
      msg - the message, or an empty string if none
      Since:
      18

    • printWarning

      default void printWarning(CharSequence msg, Element e)
      Prints a warning at the location of the element.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation is equivalent to printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.WARNING, msg, e).
      Parameters:
      msg - the message, or an empty string if none
      e - the element to use as a position hint
      Since:
      18

    • printNote

      default void printNote(CharSequence msg)
      Prints a note.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation is equivalent to printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.NOTE, msg).
      Parameters:
      msg - the message, or an empty string if none
      Since:
      18

    • printNote

      default void printNote(CharSequence msg, Element e)
      Prints a note at the location of the element.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation is equivalent to printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.NOTE, msg, e).
      Parameters:
      msg - the message, or an empty string if none
      e - the element to use as a position hint
      Since:
      18