net.vidageek.mirror.provider
Interface AnnotatedElementReflectionProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

PureJavaAnnotatedElementReflectionProvider

public interface AnnotatedElementReflectionProvider

Interface that defines reflection operations related to annotatedElements

Author:

jonasabreu

Method Summary

<T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> T	getAnnotation(java.lang.Class<T> annotation) This method is used to reflect a single annotation from the AnnotatedElement wrapped.
java.util.List<java.lang.annotation.Annotation>	getAnnotations() This method is used to reflect all annotations from the AnnotatedElement wrapped.

Method Detail

getAnnotations

java.util.List<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> getAnnotations()

This method is used to reflect all annotations from the AnnotatedElement wrapped.

Returns:

A list containing all annotations if any existed. An empty list if none is found.

Throws:

ReflectionProviderException

getAnnotation

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

This method is used to reflect a single annotation from the AnnotatedElement wrapped.

Parameters:

annotation - Annotation to be reflected.

Returns:

The annotation if found, null if not.

Throws:

ReflectionProviderException