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package javax.lang.model.element;

/**

 * Represents a modifier on a program element such

 * as a class, method, or field.

 *

 * <p>Not all modifiers are applicable to all kinds of elements.

 * When two or more modifiers appear in the source code of an element

 * then it is customary, though not required, that they appear in the same

 * order as the constants listed in the detail section below.

 *

 * <p>Note that it is possible additional modifiers will be added in

 * future versions of the platform.

 *

 * @author Joseph D. Darcy

 * @author Scott Seligman

 * @author Peter von der Ahé

 * @since 1.6

 */

public enum Modifier {

    // See JLS sections 8.1.1, 8.3.1, 8.4.3, 8.8.3, and 9.1.1.

    // java.lang.reflect.Modifier includes INTERFACE, but that's a VMism.

    /** The modifier {@code public} */          PUBLIC,

    /** The modifier {@code protected} */       PROTECTED,

    /** The modifier {@code private} */         PRIVATE,

    /** The modifier {@code abstract} */        ABSTRACT,

    /** The modifier {@code static} */          STATIC,

    /** The modifier {@code final} */           FINAL,

    /** The modifier {@code transient} */       TRANSIENT,

    /** The modifier {@code volatile} */        VOLATILE,

    /** The modifier {@code synchronized} */    SYNCHRONIZED,

    /** The modifier {@code native} */          NATIVE,

    /** The modifier {@code strictfp} */        STRICTFP;

    /**

     * Returns this modifier's name in lowercase.

     */

    public String toString() {

        return name().toLowerCase(java.util.Locale.US);

    }

}