Interface Annotated

Method Detail

• getBaseType

  Type getBaseType()

  Get the type of the annotated program element.

  Returns:

  the type of the annotated program element

• getTypeClosure

  Set<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 Annotation> T getAnnotation(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

  Set<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(Class<? extends 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