Interface Annotated

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      <T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>
      T
      getAnnotation​(java.lang.Class<T> annotationType)
      Get program element annotation of a certain annotation type.
      java.util.Set<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> getAnnotations​()
      Get all annotations of the program element.
      java.lang.reflect.Type getBaseType​()
      Get the type of the annotated program element.
      java.util.Set<java.lang.reflect.Type> getTypeClosure​()
      Get all types to which the base type should be considered assignable.
      boolean isAnnotationPresent​(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType)
      Determine if the program element has an annotation of a certain annotation type.
    • Method Detail

      • getBaseType

        java.lang.reflect.Type getBaseType​()

        Get the type of the annotated program element.

        Returns:
        the type of the annotated program element
      • getTypeClosure

        java.util.Set<java.lang.reflect.Type> getTypeClosure​()

        Get all types to which the base type should be considered assignable.

        Returns:
        a set of all types to which the base type should be considered assignable
      • getAnnotation

        <T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> T getAnnotation​(java.lang.Class<T> annotationType)

        Get program element annotation of a certain annotation type.

        Type Parameters:
        T - the type of the annotation
        Parameters:
        annotationType - the class of the annotation type
        Returns:
        the program element annotation of the given annotation type, or a null value
      • getAnnotations

        java.util.Set<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> getAnnotations​()

        Get all annotations of the program element.

        Returns:
        all annotations of the program element, or an empty set if no annotations are present
      • isAnnotationPresent

        boolean isAnnotationPresent​(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType)

        Determine if the program element has an annotation of a certain annotation type.

        Parameters:
        annotationType - the annotation type to check for
        Returns:
        true if the program element has an annotation of the given annotation type, or false otherwise