Package org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.utils

Class AnnotationUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.utils.AnnotationUtils

public class AnnotationUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Simple utility class to introspect annotations.

Since:

2.1

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static java.lang.String	getAnnotationPattern(java.lang.annotation.Annotation annotation)	Extract the pattern() from annotation.
static java.lang.annotation.Annotation[]	getAnnotationsArrayValue(java.lang.annotation.Annotation annotation)	Extract the Annotations array value() from annotation if present, nul otherwise.
static java.lang.Object	getAnnotationValue(java.lang.annotation.Annotation annotation)	Extract the value() from annotation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getAnnotationValue

public static java.lang.Object getAnnotationValue(java.lang.annotation.Annotation annotation)

Extract the value() from annotation.

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation has to be introspected.

Returns:

the annotation value().

getAnnotationPattern

public static java.lang.String getAnnotationPattern(java.lang.annotation.Annotation annotation)

Extract the pattern() from annotation.

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation has to be introspected.

Returns:

the annotation pattern().

getAnnotationsArrayValue

public static java.lang.annotation.Annotation[] getAnnotationsArrayValue(java.lang.annotation.Annotation annotation)

Extract the Annotations array value() from annotation if present, nul otherwise.

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation has to be introspected.

Returns:

the annotation value() as Annotations array.