Interface IAnnotationAccess

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultMarkerAnnotationAccess

public interface IAnnotationAccess
An annotation access provides access to information that is not available via the API of Annotation. With version 3.0 all this information is now available from the annotation itself.

In order to provide backward compatibility for clients of IAnnotationAccess, extension interfaces are used as a means of evolution. The following extension interfaces exist:

Clients usually implement this interface and its extension interfaces.

Since:
2.1
See Also:
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    getType(Annotation annotation)
    Deprecated.
    use Annotation.getType()
    boolean
    isMultiLine(Annotation annotation)
    Deprecated.
    assumed to always return true
    boolean
    isTemporary(Annotation annotation)
    Deprecated.
    use Annotation.isPersistent()
  • Method Details

    • getType

      @Deprecated Object getType(Annotation annotation)
      Deprecated.
      use Annotation.getType()
      Returns the type of the given annotation.
      Parameters:
      annotation - the annotation
      Returns:
      the type of the given annotation or null if it has none.
    • isMultiLine

      @Deprecated boolean isMultiLine(Annotation annotation)
      Deprecated.
      assumed to always return true
      Returns whether the given annotation spans multiple lines.
      Parameters:
      annotation - the annotation
      Returns:
      true if the annotation spans multiple lines, false otherwise
    • isTemporary

      @Deprecated boolean isTemporary(Annotation annotation)
      Deprecated.
      use Annotation.isPersistent()
      Returns whether the given annotation is temporary rather than persistent.
      Parameters:
      annotation - the annotation
      Returns:
      true if the annotation is temporary, false otherwise