ReflectionCache (Weld Implementation (Core) 3.1.7.SP1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.api.Service

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultReflectionCache, HotspotReflectionCache
```
public interface ReflectionCache
extends org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.api.Service
```

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static interface ReflectionCache.AnnotationClass<T extends Annotation>
Represents cached metadata about an annotation class.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<T extends Annotation> ReflectionCache.AnnotationClass<T>`	`getAnnotationClass(Class<T> clazz)`
`Set<Annotation>`	`getAnnotations(AnnotatedElement element)`
`Set<Annotation>`	`getBackedAnnotatedTypeAnnotationSet(Class<?> javaClass)`	Returns the set of annotations for a `BackedAnnotatedType`.
`Set<Annotation>`	`getDeclaredAnnotations(AnnotatedElement element)`

Methods inherited from interface org.jboss.weld.bootstrap.api.Service
cleanup

- Method Detail
  - getAnnotations
```
Set<Annotation> getAnnotations(AnnotatedElement element)
```
  - getDeclaredAnnotations
```
Set<Annotation> getDeclaredAnnotations(AnnotatedElement element)
```
  - getBackedAnnotatedTypeAnnotationSet
```
Set<Annotation> getBackedAnnotatedTypeAnnotationSet(Class<?> javaClass)
```
    Returns the set of annotations for a BackedAnnotatedType. This are all annotations declared directly on the BackedAnnotatedType.getJavaClass() and all Inherited annotations. In addition, scope annotation inheritance rules (as defined in section 4.1) are applied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    javaClass -
    
    Returns:
    
    the set of type-level annotations of a given type
  - getAnnotationClass
```
<T extends Annotation> ReflectionCache.AnnotationClass<T> getAnnotationClass(Class<T> clazz)
```