net.anotheria.moskito.core.util.annotation

Class AnnotationUtils

java.lang.Object

net.anotheria.moskito.core.util.annotation.AnnotationUtils

public final class AnnotationUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Class contains utility methods with annotations

Author:

bvanchuhov

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> A	findAnnotation(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement source, java.lang.Class<A> targetAnnotationClass) Deep search of specified annotation considering "annotation as meta annotation" case (annotation annotated with specified annotation).
static <A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> A	findAnnotation(java.lang.annotation.Annotation source, java.lang.Class<A> targetAnnotationClass) Deep search of specified source considering "annotation as meta annotation" case (source annotated with specified source).
static <A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> A	findTypeAnnotation(java.lang.Class<?> type, java.lang.Class<A> targetAnnotationClass) Recursive annotation search on type, it annotations and parents hierarchy.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

findAnnotation

public static <A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> A findAnnotation(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement source,
                                                                           java.lang.Class<A> targetAnnotationClass)

Deep search of specified annotation considering "annotation as meta annotation" case (annotation annotated with specified annotation).

Type Parameters:

A - the type of the annotation to query for and return if present

Parameters:

source - specified annotated element

targetAnnotationClass - specified annotation class

Returns:

specified element's annotation for the specified annotation type if deeply present on this element, else null

findAnnotation

public static <A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> A findAnnotation(java.lang.annotation.Annotation source,
                                                                           java.lang.Class<A> targetAnnotationClass)

Deep search of specified source considering "annotation as meta annotation" case (source annotated with specified source).

Type Parameters:

A - type param

Parameters:

source - Annotation - source

targetAnnotationClass - represents class of the required annotaiton

Returns:

A in case if found, null otherwise

findTypeAnnotation

public static <A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> A findTypeAnnotation(java.lang.Class<?> type,
                                                                               java.lang.Class<A> targetAnnotationClass)

Recursive annotation search on type, it annotations and parents hierarchy. Interfaces ignored.

Type Parameters:

A - type param

Parameters:

type - Class

targetAnnotationClass - required Annotation class

Returns:

A in case if found, null otherwise