Interface AnnotatedType
- All Superinterfaces:
- AnnotatedElement
- All Known Subinterfaces:
- AnnotatedArrayType,- AnnotatedParameterizedType,- AnnotatedTypeVariable,- AnnotatedWildcardType
AnnotatedType represents the potentially annotated use of a type in
 the program currently running in this VM. The use may be of any type in the
 Java programming language, including an array type, a parameterized type, a
 type variable, or a wildcard type.
 Note that any annotations returned by methods on this interface are
 type annotations (JLS 9.7.4) as the entity being
 potentially annotated is a type.- 
Method SummaryModifier and TypeMethodDescriptiondefault AnnotatedTypeReturns the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, if this type represents a nested type.<T extends Annotation>
 TgetAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.Returns annotations that are present on this element.Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.getType()Returns the underlying type that this annotated type represents.Methods declared in interface java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElementgetAnnotationsByType, getDeclaredAnnotation, getDeclaredAnnotationsByType, isAnnotationPresent
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Method Details- 
getAnnotatedOwnerTypeReturns the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, if this type represents a nested type. For example, if this type is@TA O<T>.I<S>, return a representation of@TA O<T>.Returns nullif thisAnnotatedTyperepresents a top-level class or interface, or a local or anonymous class, or a primitive type, or void.Returns nullif thisAnnotatedTypeis an instance ofAnnotatedArrayType,AnnotatedTypeVariable, orAnnotatedWildcardType.- Implementation Requirements:
- This default implementation returns nulland performs no other action.
- Returns:
- an AnnotatedTypeobject representing the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, ornull
- Throws:
- TypeNotPresentException- if the owner type refers to a non-existent class or interface declaration
- MalformedParameterizedTypeException- if the owner type refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated for any reason
- Since:
- 9
 
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getTypeType getType()Returns the underlying type that this annotated type represents.- Returns:
- the type this annotated type represents
 
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getAnnotationReturns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.Note that any annotation returned by this method is a type annotation. - Specified by:
- getAnnotationin interface- AnnotatedElement
- Type Parameters:
- T- the type of the annotation to query for and return if present
- Parameters:
- annotationClass- the Class object corresponding to the annotation type
- Returns:
- this element's annotation for the specified annotation type if present on this element, else null
- Throws:
- NullPointerException- if the given annotation class is null
 
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getAnnotationsAnnotation[] getAnnotations()Returns annotations that are present on this element. If there are no annotations present on this element, the return value is an array of length 0. The caller of this method is free to modify the returned array; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers.Note that any annotations returned by this method are type annotations. - Specified by:
- getAnnotationsin interface- AnnotatedElement
- Returns:
- annotations present on this element
 
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getDeclaredAnnotationsAnnotation[] getDeclaredAnnotations()Returns annotations that are directly present on this element. This method ignores inherited annotations. If there are no annotations directly present on this element, the return value is an array of length 0. The caller of this method is free to modify the returned array; it will have no effect on the arrays returned to other callers.Note that any annotations returned by this method are type annotations. - Specified by:
- getDeclaredAnnotationsin interface- AnnotatedElement
- Returns:
- annotations directly present on this element
 
 
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