org.springframework.roo.classpath.details.annotations
Interface AnnotationMetadata

All Superinterfaces:

CommentedJavaStructure

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultAnnotationMetadata

public interface AnnotationMetadata
extends CommentedJavaStructure

Metadata concerning a particular annotation appearing on a member.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Ben Alex, Andrew Swan

Method Summary

org.springframework.roo.model.JavaType	getAnnotationType()
AnnotationAttributeValue<?>	getAttribute(org.springframework.roo.model.JavaSymbolName attributeName) Acquires an attribute value for the requested name.
<T> AnnotationAttributeValue<T>	getAttribute(String attributeName) Returns the value of the given attribute
List<org.springframework.roo.model.JavaSymbolName>	getAttributeNames()

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.roo.classpath.details.comments.CommentedJavaStructure

getCommentStructure, setCommentStructure

Method Detail

getAnnotationType

org.springframework.roo.model.JavaType getAnnotationType()

Returns:

the annotation type (never null)

getAttribute

AnnotationAttributeValue<?> getAttribute(org.springframework.roo.model.JavaSymbolName attributeName)

Acquires an attribute value for the requested name.

Parameters:

attributeName -

Returns:

the requested attribute (or null if not found)

getAttribute

<T> AnnotationAttributeValue<T> getAttribute(String attributeName)

Returns the value of the given attribute

Parameters:

attributeName -

Returns:

the requested attribute (or null if not found)

Since:

1.2.0

getAttributeNames

List<org.springframework.roo.model.JavaSymbolName> getAttributeNames()

Returns:

the attribute names, preferably in the order they are declared in the annotation (never null, but may be empty)