Package net.bytebuddy.description.type

Interface TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader

All Known Implementing Classes:

TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Delegator, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Delegator.Chained, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Delegator.ForRecordComponent, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm.AnnotatedExceptionType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm.AnnotatedFieldType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm.AnnotatedInterfaceType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm.AnnotatedParameterizedType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm.AnnotatedReturnType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm.AnnotatedSuperClass, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm.AnnotatedTypeVariableType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher.ForJava8CapableVm.Resolved, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForComponentType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForOwnerType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForTypeArgument, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForTypeVariableBoundType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForTypeVariableBoundType.OfFormalTypeVariable, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForWildcardLowerBoundType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForWildcardUpperBoundType, TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.NoOp

Enclosing interface:

TypeDescription.Generic

public static interface TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader

An annotation reader is responsible for lazily evaluating type annotations if this language feature is available on the current JVM.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static class	TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Delegator	A delegating annotation reader that delegates all invocations to an annotation reader that wraps the previous one.
static interface	TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher	A dispatcher that represents the type annotation API via reflective calls if the language feature is available on the current JVM.
static class	TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForComponentType	A chained annotation reader for reading a component type.
static class	TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForOwnerType	A chained annotation reader for reading an owner type.
static class	TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForTypeArgument	A chained annotation reader for reading a parameterized type's type argument.
static class	TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForTypeVariableBoundType	A chained annotation reader for reading a type variable's type argument.
static class	TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForWildcardLowerBoundType	A chained annotation reader for reading a wildcard type's lower bound type.
static class	TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.ForWildcardUpperBoundType	A chained annotation reader for reading a wildcard type's upper bound type.
static class	TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.NoOp	A non-operational annotation reader.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher	DISPATCHER	The dispatcher to use.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AnnotationList	asList()	Returns the underlying type annotations as a list.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader	ofComponentType()	Returns a reader for type annotations of an array's component type.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader	ofOuterClass()	Returns a reader for type annotations of an inner class type's outer type.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader	ofOwnerType()	Returns a reader for type annotations of a parameterized type's owner type.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader	ofTypeArgument(int index)	Returns a reader for type annotations of a parameterized type's type argument.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader	ofTypeVariableBoundType(int index)	Returns a reader for type annotations of a type variable's bound.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader	ofWildcardLowerBoundType(int index)	Returns a reader for type annotations of an represented element's wildcard lower bound.
TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader	ofWildcardUpperBoundType(int index)	Returns a reader for type annotations of an represented element's wildcard upper bound.
java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement	resolve()	Resolves the underlying AnnotatedElement.

Field Detail

DISPATCHER

static final TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader.Dispatcher DISPATCHER

The dispatcher to use.

Method Detail

resolve

java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement resolve()

Resolves the underlying AnnotatedElement.

Returns:

The underlying annotated element.

asList

AnnotationList asList()

Returns the underlying type annotations as a list.

Returns:

The underlying type annotations as a list.

ofWildcardUpperBoundType

TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader ofWildcardUpperBoundType(int index)

Returns a reader for type annotations of an represented element's wildcard upper bound.

Parameters:

index - The wildcard bound's index.

Returns:

An annotation reader for the underlying annotated upper bound.

ofWildcardLowerBoundType

TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader ofWildcardLowerBoundType(int index)

Returns a reader for type annotations of an represented element's wildcard lower bound.

Parameters:

index - The wildcard bound's index.

Returns:

An annotation reader for the underlying annotated lower bound.

ofTypeVariableBoundType

TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader ofTypeVariableBoundType(int index)

Returns a reader for type annotations of a type variable's bound.

Parameters:

index - The bound's index.

Returns:

An annotation reader for the underlying annotated bound.

ofTypeArgument

TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader ofTypeArgument(int index)

Returns a reader for type annotations of a parameterized type's type argument.

Parameters:

index - The bound's index.

Returns:

An annotation reader for the underlying annotated bound..

ofOwnerType

TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader ofOwnerType()

Returns a reader for type annotations of a parameterized type's owner type.

Important: This feature is not currently implemented by the Java reflection API.

Returns:

An annotation reader for the underlying owner type.

ofOuterClass

TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader ofOuterClass()

Returns a reader for type annotations of an inner class type's outer type.

Important: This feature is not currently implemented by the Java reflection API.

Returns:

An annotation reader for the underlying owner type.

ofComponentType

TypeDescription.Generic.AnnotationReader ofComponentType()

Returns a reader for type annotations of an array's component type.

Returns:

An annotation reader for the underlying component type.