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Interface AnnotationDesc

public interface AnnotationDesc

Represents an annotation. An annotation associates a value with each element of an annotation type.

Since:

1.5

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	AnnotationDesc.ElementValuePair Represents an association between an annotation type element and one of its values.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AnnotationTypeDoc	annotationType() Returns the annotation type of this annotation.
AnnotationDesc.ElementValuePair[]	elementValues() Returns this annotation's elements and their values.
boolean	isSynthesized() Check for the synthesized bit on the annotation.

Method Detail

annotationType

AnnotationTypeDoc annotationType()

Returns the annotation type of this annotation.

Returns:

the annotation type of this annotation.

elementValues

AnnotationDesc.ElementValuePair[] elementValues()

Returns this annotation's elements and their values. Only those explicitly present in the annotation are included, not those assuming their default values. Returns an empty array if there are none.

Returns:

this annotation's elements and their values.

isSynthesized

boolean isSynthesized()

Check for the synthesized bit on the annotation.

Returns:

true if the annotation is synthesized.