sun.reflect.annotation
Class AnnotationType

java.lang.Object
  sun.reflect.annotation.AnnotationType

public class AnnotationType
extends Object

Represents an annotation type at run time. Used to type-check annotations and apply member defaults.

Since:

1.5

Method Summary

static AnnotationType	getInstance(Class annotationClass) Returns an AnnotationType instance for the specified annotation type.
static Class	invocationHandlerReturnType(Class type) Returns the type that must be returned by the invocation handler of a dynamic proxy in order to have the dynamic proxy return the specified type (which is assumed to be a legal member type for an annotation).
boolean	isInherited() Returns true if this this annotation type is inherited.
Map<String,Object>	memberDefaults() Returns the default values for this annotation type (Member name -> default value mapping).
Map<String,Method>	members() Returns members of this annotation type (member name -> associated Method object mapping).
Map<String,Class>	memberTypes() Returns member types for this annotation type (member name -> type mapping).
RetentionPolicy	retention() Returns the retention policy for this annotation type.
String	toString() For debugging.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getInstance

public static AnnotationType getInstance(Class annotationClass)

Returns an AnnotationType instance for the specified annotation type.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the specified class object for does not represent a valid annotation type

invocationHandlerReturnType

public static Class invocationHandlerReturnType(Class type)

Returns the type that must be returned by the invocation handler of a dynamic proxy in order to have the dynamic proxy return the specified type (which is assumed to be a legal member type for an annotation).

memberTypes

public Map<String,Class> memberTypes()

Returns member types for this annotation type (member name -> type mapping).

members

public Map<String,Method> members()

Returns members of this annotation type (member name -> associated Method object mapping).

memberDefaults

public Map<String,Object> memberDefaults()

Returns the default values for this annotation type (Member name -> default value mapping).

retention

public RetentionPolicy retention()

Returns the retention policy for this annotation type.

isInherited

public boolean isInherited()

Returns true if this this annotation type is inherited.

toString

public String toString()

For debugging.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string identifying this object.