The Java Language Specification, Third Edition

604
va.lang.*, 165
importing types into, 161
and name of top-level type, 166
overview, 153
and package membership, 122, 154
and package observability, 160
and scope of an import declaration, 117,
161
term definition and characteristics, 157
compile, 439
compile-time constant
See constants
compile-time error, 439
ambiguous type in new, 425
annotation names non-annotation type, 283
annotation type name same as enclosing
types, 272
annotation type with bad Target, 272
declare an enum type abstract, 176, 250
declaring a finalizer in an enum, 251
disallowed return type in annotation type,
273
enum
constant
to declare abstract method, 176, 250
enum constant with bad Target, 158, 175,
198, 211, 214, 241, 250, 261, 264,
267, 364
enum in new, 424
enum type to contain abstract method, 176,
250
explicitly declaring an enum final, 250
in ?:, 510
in super.Identifier, 441
inaccessible annotation type, 283
inaccessible type in new, 424
instantiating an enum type, 249
interface attempts to override fianl method in
Object’, 125, 263
malformed annotation, 281
malformed type declaration specifier, 44
malnamed element in annotation, 137, 283
method annotated with Override does not in
fact override, 279
modifer repeated in interface declaration,
260
no applicable method, 447
non-integral type in array index, 432
non-override equivalent signature, 273
non-reifiable type in array creation, 289,
431
nonsubstitutable return type, 268
referencing a type parameter of an interface
from its fields or type members, 261
referencing non-constant static field in an
enum, 252
repeated annotations of same type, 281
self reference in an annotation type, 274
subclass of Enum, 184
Target, 278
two override-equivalent methods, 267
void method in conditional expression, 510
wildcards in new, 424
compile-time errors
See binary, compatibility; errors; exceptions
completion, 360
See also control flow, exceptions
abrupt
break statement, 388
continue statement, 390
disallowed for static initializers, 239
during expression evaluation, 413
for statement, 384
labeled statements, 371
reasons for, 360, 413
return statement, 392
synchronized statement, 395
throw statement, 393
try statement, 396
try-catch statement, 398
try-catch-finally statement, 399
normal
during expression evaluation, 413
during statement execution, 360
required for instance initializers, 239
required for static initializers, 239
component(s)
See also arrays, components
type
arrays
in variable arity methods, 447
of reifiable array type, 56
type, arrays, 288
conflicts
memory accesses, 563
name