Package org.springframework.core.annotation

Class MergedAnnotationSelectors

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotationSelectors

public abstract class MergedAnnotationSelectors
extends Object

MergedAnnotationSelector implementations that provide various options for MergedAnnotation instances.

Since:

5.2

Author:

Phillip Webb

See Also:

• MergedAnnotations.get(Class, Predicate, MergedAnnotationSelector)
• MergedAnnotations.get(String, Predicate, MergedAnnotationSelector)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <A extends Annotation> MergedAnnotationSelector<A>	firstDirectlyDeclared()	Select the first directly declared annotation when possible.
static <A extends Annotation> MergedAnnotationSelector<A>	nearest()	Select the nearest annotation, i.e.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

nearest

public static <A extends Annotation>
MergedAnnotationSelector<A> nearest()

Select the nearest annotation, i.e. the one with the lowest distance.

Returns:

a selector that picks the annotation with the lowest distance

firstDirectlyDeclared

public static <A extends Annotation>
MergedAnnotationSelector<A> firstDirectlyDeclared()

Select the first directly declared annotation when possible. If no direct annotations are declared then the nearest annotation is selected.

Returns:

a selector that picks the first directly declared annotation whenever possible