Annotation (vmf-runtime API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationImpl
```
public interface Annotation
```
An annotation can contain compile-time meta-information that can be queried via VMFs reflection API (Reflect). Model entities as well as properties can be annotated.

See Also:

Tutorial on Annitations

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default boolean`	`equals(java.lang.String key, java.lang.String value)`	Determines whether this annotation object is equal to the specified key and value.
`java.lang.String`	`getKey()`	Returns the annotation key which can be an arbitrary string.
`java.lang.String`	`getValue()`	Returns the annotation value which can be an arbitrary string.

- Method Detail
  - getKey
```
java.lang.String getKey()
```
    Returns the annotation key which can be an arbitrary string. Keys are used to group annotations into categories.
    
    Returns:
    
    annotation key, e.g., "api" or "model"
  - getValue
```
java.lang.String getValue()
```
    Returns the annotation value which can be an arbitrary string. Consumers of the annotation are responsible for parsing the value string.
    
    Returns:
    
    annotation value, e.g., "min=3;max=27"
  - equals
```
default boolean equals(java.lang.String key,
                       java.lang.String value)
```
    Determines whether this annotation object is equal to the specified key and value.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this object is equal to the specified key and value; false otherwise