Java tutorial
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation; import java.lang.reflect.Method; class X { @Deprecated public void objectMethod(String arg) { System.out.println("Instance method: " + arg); } public static void classMethod() { System.out.println("Class method"); } } public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { try { Class<?> clazz = Class.forName("X"); X x = (X) clazz.newInstance(); Class[] argTypes = { String.class }; Method method = clazz.getMethod("objectMethod", argTypes); Annotation[] annos = method.getAnnotations(); for (Annotation anno : annos) { System.out.println(anno); } System.out.println(); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println(e); } } }