public class AnnotationUtils
extends Object

Method Detail

public static List<AnnotationNode> getAnnotationNodeInHierarchyWithMetaAnnotation(ClassNode type, ClassNode anno)

Gets the next AnnotationNode instance in the inheritance line which is annotated with the given Annotation class anno.

Parameters:

type - the ClassNode to check for the annotation

anno - the annotation to watch out for

Returns:

the next AnnotationNode in the inheritance line, or null

public static List<AnnotationNode> getAnnotationNodeInHierarchyWithMetaAnnotation(ClassNode type, MethodNode originMethodNode, ClassNode metaAnnotationClassNode)

Checks whether there exists a MethodNode up the inheritance tree where exists an annotation which is annotated with metaAnnotationClassNode.

Parameters:

type - the origin ClassNode

originMethodNode - the origin MethodNode

metaAnnotationClassNode - the ClassNode of the meta-annotation

Returns:

a list of AnnotationNode all annotated with metaAnnotationClassNode

public static boolean hasAnnotationOfType(AnnotatedNode annotatedNode, String typeOrPackageName)

Checks whether the given ClassNode is annotated with an annotations of the given package or full annotatedNode name.

Parameters:

annotatedNode - the AnnotatedNode to search for the given annotation

typeOrPackageName - can either be a part of the package or the complete annotation class name

Returns:

true if an annotation was found, false otherwise

public static List<AnnotationNode> hasMetaAnnotations(AnnotatedNode annotatedNode, String metaAnnotationClassName)

Loads all annotation nodes of the given AnnotatedNode instance which are marked with the annotation metaAnnotationClassName.

Parameters:

annotatedNode - an AnnotatedNode from which the annotations are checked

metaAnnotationClassName - the name of the meta annotation

Returns:

a list of AnnotationNode instances which implement the given metaAnnotationClass