Java Reflection Annotation getAnnotations(final Class c, final Class annClass)

Description

Returns the (first) instance of the annotation, on the class (or any superclass, or interfaces implemented).

License

Apache License

Declaration

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static <T> List<T> getAnnotations(final Class c, final Class<T> annClass) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**//from  w w  w.  j ava  2  s  .c o  m
 * Copyright (C) 2010 Olafur Gauti Gudmundsson
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

import java.util.ArrayList;

import java.util.List;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the (first) instance of the annotation, on the class (or any superclass, or interfaces implemented).
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public static <T> List<T> getAnnotations(final Class c, final Class<T> annClass) {
        final List<T> found = new ArrayList<T>();
        // TODO isn't that actually breaking the contract of @Inherited?
        if (c.isAnnotationPresent(annClass)) {
            found.add((T) c.getAnnotation(annClass));
        }

        Class parent = c.getSuperclass();
        while ((parent != null) && (parent != Object.class)) {
            if (parent.isAnnotationPresent(annClass)) {
                found.add((T) parent.getAnnotation(annClass));
            }

            // ...and interfaces that the superclass implements
            for (final Class interfaceClass : parent.getInterfaces()) {
                if (interfaceClass.isAnnotationPresent(annClass)) {
                    found.add((T) interfaceClass.getAnnotation(annClass));
                }
            }

            parent = parent.getSuperclass();
        }

        // ...and all implemented interfaces
        for (final Class interfaceClass : c.getInterfaces()) {
            if (interfaceClass.isAnnotationPresent(annClass)) {
                found.add((T) interfaceClass.getAnnotation(annClass));
            }
        }
        // no annotation found, use the defaults
        return found;
    }

    public static <T> T getAnnotation(final Class c, final Class<T> annClass) {
        final List<T> found = getAnnotations(c, annClass);
        if (found != null && !found.isEmpty()) {
            return found.get(0);
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }
}

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