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If an annotation returned by a method in this interface contains * (directly or indirectly) a {@link Class}-valued member referring to * a class that is not accessible in this VM, attempting to read the class * by calling the relevant Class-returning method on the returned annotation * will result in a {@link TypeNotPresentException}. * *
Similarly, attempting to read an enum-valued member will result in * a {@link EnumConstantNotPresentException} if the enum constant in the * annotation is no longer present in the enum type. * *
Finally, Attempting to read a member whose definition has evolved
* incompatibly will result in a {@link
* java.lang.annotation.AnnotationTypeMismatchException} or an
* {@link java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException}.
*
* @see java.lang.EnumConstantNotPresentException
* @see java.lang.TypeNotPresentException
* @see java.lang.annotation.AnnotationFormatError
* @see java.lang.annotation.AnnotationTypeMismatchException
* @see java.lang.annotation.IncompleteAnnotationException
* @since 1.5
* @author Josh Bloch
*/
public interface AnnotatedElement {
/**
* Returns true if an annotation for the specified type
* is present on this element, else false. This method
* is designed primarily for convenient access to marker annotations.
*
* @param annotationClass the Class object corresponding to the
* annotation type
* @return true if an annotation for the specified annotation
* type is present on this element, else false
* @throws NullPointerException if the given annotation class is null
* @since 1.5
*/
default boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class extends Annotation> annotationClass) {
return getAnnotation(annotationClass) != null;
}
/**
* Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if
* such an annotation is present, else null.
*
* @param annotationClass the Class object corresponding to the
* annotation type
* @return this element's annotation for the specified annotation type if
* present on this element, else null
* @throws NullPointerException if the given annotation class is null
* @since 1.5
*/