ReflectionCache.AnnotationClass (Weld Implementation (Core) 4.0.2.Final API)

Type Parameters:

T - type the type of the annotation

Enclosing interface:

ReflectionCache
```
public static interface ReflectionCache.AnnotationClass<T extends Annotation>
```
Represents cached metadata about an annotation class. Compared to TypeStore this class holds low-level metadata such as whether this annotation is a container for repeatable annotations.

Author:

Jozef Hartinger

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Set<Annotation>`	`getMetaAnnotations()`
`Annotation[]`	`getRepeatableAnnotations(Annotation annotation)`	Retrieves repeatable annotations held by this container annotation instance.
`boolean`	`isRepeatableAnnotationContainer()`
`boolean`	`isScope()`

- Method Detail
  - getMetaAnnotations
```
Set<Annotation> getMetaAnnotations()
```
    Returns:
    
    the set of meta-annotations this annotation class is annotated with
  - isScope
```
boolean isScope()
```
    Returns:
    
    true iff this annotation represents a scope annotation
  - isRepeatableAnnotationContainer
```
boolean isRepeatableAnnotationContainer()
```
    Returns:
    
    true iff this annotation represents a container for repeatable annotations
  - getRepeatableAnnotations
```
Annotation[] getRepeatableAnnotations(Annotation annotation)
```
    Retrieves repeatable annotations held by this container annotation instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    repeatable annotations held by this container annotation instance
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - if this annotation class is not a repeatable annotation container