SymbolMetadata (SonarQube Java :: Front-end 5.11.0.17289 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

SymbolMetadataResolve
```
public interface SymbolMetadata
```
Holds the metadata information (annotations) of a symbol.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static interface`	`SymbolMetadata.AnnotationInstance`	Occurrence of an annotation on a symbol.
`static interface`	`SymbolMetadata.AnnotationValue`	Value of a property of an annotation.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<SymbolMetadata.AnnotationInstance>`	`annotations()`	The list of annotations found on this symbol.
`boolean`	`isAnnotatedWith(String fullyQualifiedName)`	Check if the symbol is annotated with the specified annotation.
`List<SymbolMetadata.AnnotationValue>`	`valuesForAnnotation(String fullyQualifiedNameOfAnnotation)`	Get the annotation values for the specified annotation.

- Method Detail
  - isAnnotatedWith
```
boolean isAnnotatedWith(String fullyQualifiedName)
```
    Check if the symbol is annotated with the specified annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fullyQualifiedName - fully Qualified Name of the annotation
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the symbol is annotated with the annotation
  - valuesForAnnotation
```
@CheckForNull
List<SymbolMetadata.AnnotationValue> valuesForAnnotation(String fullyQualifiedNameOfAnnotation)
```
    Get the annotation values for the specified annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    fullyQualifiedNameOfAnnotation - fully Qualified Name of the annotation
    
    Returns:
    
    null if the annotation is not present, a List otherwise
  - annotations
```
List<SymbolMetadata.AnnotationInstance> annotations()
```
    The list of annotations found on this symbol.
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of SymbolMetadata.AnnotationInstance