Java Utililty Methods Reflection Annotation

A ann = method.getAnnotation(annotationType);
if (ann == null) {
    for (Annotation metaAnn : method.getAnnotations()) {
        ann = metaAnn.annotationType().getAnnotation(annotationType);
        if (ann != null) {
            break;
return ann;

T t = method.getAnnotation(annotationClass);
if (t == null) {
    t = getAnnotation(method.getDeclaringClass(), annotationClass);
return t;

T t = getAnnotation(method, annotationClass, annotationClass.isAnnotationPresent(Inherited.class));
return t;

for (Annotation a : getAnnotations(method)) {
    if (type.isInstance(a)) {
        return type.cast(a);
return null;

if (bean == null) {
    return null;
return getAnnotation(bean.getClass(), annotation);

Takes the target IckleActivity and finds the given annotation (if any).

Class<?> contextClass = context.getClass();
if (contextClass.isAnnotationPresent(annotation)) {
    return contextClass.getAnnotation(annotation);
} else {
    return null;

return instance.getClass().getAnnotation(type);

return getAnnotation(obj.getClass(), annClass);

return getAnnotation(obj.getClass(), acl);

Objects.requireNonNull(obj);
return obj.getClass().getDeclaredAnnotation(annotation);