AnnotationTarget (Forge Roaster - API 2.21.3.Final API)

All Superinterfaces:

Internal, Origin<O>

All Known Subinterfaces:

AnnotationElement<O>, AnnotationElementSource, AnnotationTargetSource<O,T>, EnumConstant<O>, EnumConstant.ReadBody<O>, EnumConstantSource, EnumConstantSource.Body, Field<O>, FieldSource<O>, JavaAnnotation<O>, JavaAnnotationSource, JavaClass<O>, JavaClassSource, JavaEnum<O>, JavaEnumSource, JavaInterface<O>, JavaInterfaceSource, JavaPackageInfo<O>, JavaPackageInfoSource, JavaSource<T>, JavaType<T>, Member<O>, MemberSource<O,T>, Method<O,T>, MethodSource<O>, Parameter<O>, ParameterSource<O>, Property<O>, PropertySource<O>
```
public interface AnnotationTarget<O extends JavaType<O>>
extends Internal, Origin<O>
```
Represents a Java element that may carry annotations.

Author:

Lincoln Baxter, III

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Annotation<O>`	`getAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> type)`	Returns the annotation bound of the given type in this `AnnotationTarget` or null if it doesn't exist
`Annotation<O>`	`getAnnotation(java.lang.String type)`	Returns the annotation bound of the given type in this `AnnotationTarget` or null if it doesn't exist
`java.util.List<? extends Annotation<O>>`	`getAnnotations()`	Returns a `List` of `Annotation` elements bound to this `AnnotationTarget` instance
`boolean`	`hasAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> type)`	Check if annotation bound of the given type in this `AnnotationTarget` exists
`boolean`	`hasAnnotation(java.lang.String type)`	Check if annotation bound of the given type in this `AnnotationTarget` exists

Methods inherited from interface org.jboss.forge.roaster.Internal
getInternal

Methods inherited from interface org.jboss.forge.roaster.Origin
getOrigin

- Method Detail
  - getAnnotations
```
java.util.List<? extends Annotation<O>> getAnnotations()
```
    Returns a List of Annotation elements bound to this AnnotationTarget instance
  - hasAnnotation
```
boolean hasAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> type)
```
    Check if annotation bound of the given type in this AnnotationTarget exists
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The Annotation type
  - hasAnnotation
```
boolean hasAnnotation(java.lang.String type)
```
    Check if annotation bound of the given type in this AnnotationTarget exists
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The FQN of the annotation
  - getAnnotation
```
Annotation<O> getAnnotation(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> type)
```
    Returns the annotation bound of the given type in this AnnotationTarget or null if it doesn't exist
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The Annotation type
  - getAnnotation
```
Annotation<O> getAnnotation(java.lang.String type)
```
    Returns the annotation bound of the given type in this AnnotationTarget or null if it doesn't exist
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The FQN of the annotation