Interface IAnnotatable

All Known Subinterfaces:
AbstractModule, IField, ILocalVariable, IMethod, IModuleDescription, IPackageDeclaration, IType
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractModule.AutoModule, AssistPackageDeclaration, AssistSourceField, AssistSourceMethod, AssistSourceType, BinaryLambdaExpression, BinaryLambdaMethod, BinaryMethod, BinaryModule, BinaryType, LambdaExpression, LambdaMethod, LocalVariable, PackageDeclaration, ResolvedBinaryField, ResolvedBinaryMethod, ResolvedBinaryType, ResolvedLambdaExpression, ResolvedSourceField, ResolvedSourceMethod, ResolvedSourceType, SourceField, SourceMethod, SourceModule, SourceType
public interface IAnnotatable
Common protocol for Java elements that can be annotated.
Since:
3.4

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    IAnnotation
    getAnnotation(String name)
    Returns the annotation with the given name declared on this element.
    IAnnotation[]
    getAnnotations()
    Returns the annotations for this element.

  • Method Details

    • getAnnotation

      IAnnotation getAnnotation(String name)
      Returns the annotation with the given name declared on this element. This is a handle-only method. The annotation may or may not exist.
      Parameters:
      name - the given simple name
      Returns:
      the annotation with the given name declared on this element

    • getAnnotations

      IAnnotation[] getAnnotations() throws JavaModelException
      Returns the annotations for this element. Returns an empty array if this element has no annotations.
      Returns:
      the annotations of this element, in the order declared in the source, or an empty array if none
      Throws:
      JavaModelException - if this element does not exist or if an exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource.
      Since:
      3.4