Creates an annotation from an annotation class for enterprise annotation. - Java java.lang.annotation

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Description

Creates an annotation from an annotation class for enterprise annotation.

Demo Code


import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import javax.enterprise.util.AnnotationLiteral;

public class Main{

    /**//from www  . j  a va 2 s  .c  om
     * Creates an annotation from an annotation class.
     * 
     * To create an annotation with attributes use org.kasource.commons.reflection.annotation.AnnotationBuilder from
     * the ka commons reflection artifact.
     * 
     * @param <T> Annotation Type
     * @param annoClass Annotation to create instance of
     * 
     * @return An AnnotationLiteral implementation.
     **/
    @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "serial" })
    public static <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(
            final Class<T> annoClass) {
        return (T) new AnnotationLiteral<T>() {

            @Override
            public Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType() {
                return annoClass;
            }

        };
    }
}

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