Java Reflection Annotation Find findAnnotation(Class clazz, Class annotationClass)

Description

Returns the annotation on the given class or the package of the class.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
T	class type
clazz	The class to search for the annotation.
annotationClass	The Class of the annotation.

Return

The annotation or null.

Declaration

public static <T extends Annotation> T findAnnotation(Class<?> clazz,
        Class<T> annotationClass) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the annotation on the given class or the package of the class. This searchs up the
     * class hierarchy and the package hierarchy for the closest match.
     *
     * @param   <T> class type
     * @param   clazz The class to search for the annotation.
     * @param   annotationClass The Class of the annotation.
     * @return  The annotation or null.
     */
    public static <T extends Annotation> T findAnnotation(Class<?> clazz,
            Class<T> annotationClass) {
        T ann = clazz.getAnnotation(annotationClass);
        while (ann == null && clazz != null) {
            ann = clazz.getAnnotation(annotationClass);
            if (ann == null) {
                ann = clazz.getPackage().getAnnotation(annotationClass);
            }
            if (ann == null) {
                clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
                if (clazz != null) {
                    ann = clazz.getAnnotation(annotationClass);
                }
            }
        }

        return ann;
    }
}

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