Java Reflection Annotation getAnnotationFromEntityOrInterface( Class annotationType, Class entity)

Description

Given an array and a typed predicate, determines if the array has an object that matches the condition of the predicate.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
annotationType	a parameter
entity	a parameter

Return

the annotation of annotationType if it can be found

Declaration

public static Annotation getAnnotationFromEntityOrInterface(
        Class annotationType, Class entity) 

Method Source Code

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Given an array and a typed predicate, determines if the array has an object that matches the condition of the
     * predicate. The predicate should evaluate to true when a match occurs.
     * 
     * @param annotationType
     * @param entity
     * @return the annotation of annotationType if it can be found
     */
    public static Annotation getAnnotationFromEntityOrInterface(
            Class annotationType, Class entity) {
        Annotation result = entity.getAnnotation(annotationType);
        if (result == null) {
            for (Class inter : entity.getInterfaces()) {
                result = inter.getAnnotation(annotationType);
                if (result != null) {
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
}

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