org.springframework.core.type
Interface AnnotationMetadata

All Superinterfaces:

ClassMetadata

All Known Implementing Classes:

StandardAnnotationMetadata

public interface AnnotationMetadata
extends ClassMetadata

Interface that defines abstract access to the annotations of a specific class, in a form that does not require that class to be loaded yet.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Juergen Hoeller, Mark Fisher

See Also:

StandardAnnotationMetadata, MetadataReader.getAnnotationMetadata()

Method Summary

Set<MethodMetadata>	getAnnotatedMethods(String annotationType) Retrieve the method metadata for all methods that are annotated (or meta-annotated) with the given annotation type.
Map<String,Object>	getAnnotationAttributes(String annotationType) Retrieve the attributes of the annotation of the given type, if any (i.e.
Map<String,Object>	getAnnotationAttributes(String annotationType, boolean classValuesAsString) Retrieve the attributes of the annotation of the given type, if any (i.e.
Set<String>	getAnnotationTypes() Return the names of all annotation types defined on the underlying class.
Set<String>	getMetaAnnotationTypes(String annotationType) Return the names of all meta-annotation types defined on the given annotation type of the underlying class.
boolean	hasAnnotatedMethods(String annotationType) Determine whether the underlying class has any methods that are annotated (or meta-annotated) with the given annotation type.
boolean	hasAnnotation(String annotationType) Determine whether the underlying class has an annotation of the given type defined.
boolean	hasMetaAnnotation(String metaAnnotationType) Determine whether the underlying class has an annotation that is itself annotated with the meta-annotation of the given type.
boolean	isAnnotated(String annotationType) Determine whether the underlying class has an annotation or meta-annotation of the given type defined.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.type.ClassMetadata

getClassName, getEnclosingClassName, getInterfaceNames, getSuperClassName, hasEnclosingClass, hasSuperClass, isAbstract, isConcrete, isFinal, isIndependent, isInterface

Method Detail

getAnnotationTypes

Set<String> getAnnotationTypes()

Return the names of all annotation types defined on the underlying class.

Returns:

the annotation type names

getMetaAnnotationTypes

Set<String> getMetaAnnotationTypes(String annotationType)

Return the names of all meta-annotation types defined on the given annotation type of the underlying class.

Parameters:

annotationType - the meta-annotation type to look for

Returns:

the meta-annotation type names

hasAnnotation

boolean hasAnnotation(String annotationType)

Determine whether the underlying class has an annotation of the given type defined.

Parameters:

annotationType - the annotation type to look for

Returns:

whether a matching annotation is defined

hasMetaAnnotation

boolean hasMetaAnnotation(String metaAnnotationType)

Determine whether the underlying class has an annotation that is itself annotated with the meta-annotation of the given type.

Parameters:

metaAnnotationType - the meta-annotation type to look for

Returns:

whether a matching meta-annotation is defined

isAnnotated

boolean isAnnotated(String annotationType)

Determine whether the underlying class has an annotation or meta-annotation of the given type defined.

This is equivalent to a "hasAnnotation || hasMetaAnnotation" check. If this method returns true, then getAnnotationAttributes(java.lang.String) will return a non-null Map.

Parameters:

annotationType - the annotation type to look for

Returns:

whether a matching annotation is defined

getAnnotationAttributes

Map<String,Object> getAnnotationAttributes(String annotationType)

Retrieve the attributes of the annotation of the given type, if any (i.e. if defined on the underlying class, as direct annotation or as meta-annotation).

Parameters:

annotationType - the annotation type to look for

Returns:

a Map of attributes, with the attribute name as key (e.g. "value") and the defined attribute value as Map value. This return value will be null if no matching annotation is defined.

getAnnotationAttributes

Map<String,Object> getAnnotationAttributes(String annotationType,
                                           boolean classValuesAsString)

Retrieve the attributes of the annotation of the given type, if any (i.e. if defined on the underlying class, as direct annotation or as meta-annotation).

Parameters:

annotationType - the annotation type to look for

classValuesAsString - whether to convert class references to String class names for exposure as values in the returned Map, instead of Class references which might potentially have to be loaded first

Returns:

a Map of attributes, with the attribute name as key (e.g. "value") and the defined attribute value as Map value. This return value will be null if no matching annotation is defined.

hasAnnotatedMethods

boolean hasAnnotatedMethods(String annotationType)

Determine whether the underlying class has any methods that are annotated (or meta-annotated) with the given annotation type.

getAnnotatedMethods

Set<MethodMetadata> getAnnotatedMethods(String annotationType)

Retrieve the method metadata for all methods that are annotated (or meta-annotated) with the given annotation type.

For any returned method, MethodMetadata.isAnnotated(java.lang.String) will return true for the given annotation type.

Parameters:

annotationType - the annotation type to look for

Returns:

a Set of MethodMetadata for methods that have a matching annotation. The return value will be an empty set if no methods match the annotation type.