Java XML Element Get Value getXmlElementAnnotation(Field field)

Description

Returns the XmlElement annotation for the given field, if the annotation exists.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
field	the field from which to get the XmlElement annotation

Return

the XmlElement annotation

Declaration

public static XmlElement getXmlElementAnnotation(Field field) 

Method Source Code

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import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns the XmlElement annotation for the given field, if the annotation
     * exists. Returns null, if field has no such annotation.
     * @param field the field from which to get the XmlElement annotation
     * @return the XmlElement annotation
     */
    public static XmlElement getXmlElementAnnotation(Field field) {
        for (Annotation annotation : field.getDeclaredAnnotations()) {
            if (annotation instanceof XmlElement) {
                return (XmlElement) annotation;
            }
        }

        return null;
    }
}

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