Java Reflection Annotation getAnnotation(Object instance, Class type)

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Declaration

public static <A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> A getAnnotation(Object instance, Class<A> type) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from   w w  w  .j a  va2 s .c  om*/
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets the annotation from the given instance.
     *
     * @param instance the instance
     * @param type  the annotation
     * @return the annotation, or <tt>null</tt> if the instance does not have the given annotation
     */
    public static <A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> A getAnnotation(Object instance, Class<A> type) {
        return instance.getClass().getAnnotation(type);
    }
}

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