org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.utils
Class AnnotationUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.utils.AnnotationUtils

public class AnnotationUtils
extends Object

Simple utility class to introspect annotations.

Since:

2.1

Method Summary

static String	getAnnotationPattern(Annotation annotation) Extract the pattern() from annotation.
static Annotation[]	getAnnotationsArrayValue(Annotation annotation) Extract the Annotations array value() from annotation if present, nul otherwise.
static Object	getAnnotationValue(Annotation annotation) Extract the value() from annotation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getAnnotationValue

public static Object getAnnotationValue(Annotation annotation)

Extract the value() from annotation.

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation has to be introspected.

Returns:

the annotation value().

getAnnotationPattern

public static String getAnnotationPattern(Annotation annotation)

Extract the pattern() from annotation.

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation has to be introspected.

Returns:

the annotation pattern().

getAnnotationsArrayValue

public static Annotation[] getAnnotationsArrayValue(Annotation annotation)

Extract the Annotations array value() from annotation if present, nul otherwise.

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation has to be introspected.

Returns:

the annotation value() as Annotations array.