AnnotationSource (JAXB OSGI 4.0.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

AttributePropertyInfo<T,C>, ElementPropertyInfo<T,C>, MapPropertyInfo<T,C>, PropertyInfo<T,C>, PropertySeed<T,C,F,M>, ReferencePropertyInfo<T,C>, RuntimeAttributePropertyInfo, RuntimeElementPropertyInfo, RuntimeMapPropertyInfo, RuntimePropertyInfo, RuntimeReferencePropertyInfo, RuntimeValuePropertyInfo, ValuePropertyInfo<T,C>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CAttributePropertyInfo, CElementPropertyInfo, CPropertyInfo, CReferencePropertyInfo, CValuePropertyInfo
```
public interface AnnotationSource
```
Implemented by objects that can have annotations.

Author:

Kohsuke Kawaguchi

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`hasAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)`	Returns true if the property has the specified annotation.
`<A extends Annotation> A`	`readAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType)`	Gets the value of the specified annotation from the given property.

- Method Detail
  - readAnnotation
```
<A extends Annotation> A readAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType)
```
    Gets the value of the specified annotation from the given property.
    When this method is used for a property that consists of a getter and setter, it returns the annotation on either of those methods. If both methods have the same annotation, it is an error.
    
    Returns:
    
    null if the annotation is not present.
  - hasAnnotation
```
boolean hasAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)
```
    Returns true if the property has the specified annotation.
    Short for readAnnotation(annotationType)!=null, but this method is typically faster.