Class JAnnotatedElementHelper

java.lang.Object
org.exolab.javasource.JAnnotatedElementHelper
All Implemented Interfaces:
JAnnotatedElement
Direct Known Subclasses:
AbstractJField, JConstructor, JEnumConstant, JMethodSignature, JParameter

public class JAnnotatedElementHelper extends Object implements JAnnotatedElement
Implements JAnnotatedElement interface on behalf of other classes in this package that implement this interface.
Version:
$Revision: 8009 $ $Date: 2006-04-25 16:09:10 -0600 (Tue, 25 Apr 2006) $
Author:
Andrew Fawcett
  • Constructor Details

    • JAnnotatedElementHelper

      public JAnnotatedElementHelper()
      Creates a JAnnodatedElementHelper.
  • Method Details

    • getAnnotation

      public final JAnnotation getAnnotation(JAnnotationType annotationType)
      Retrieves a JAnnotation for the given JAnnotationType, returns null if no annotation has been set.
      Specified by:
      getAnnotation in interface JAnnotatedElement
      Parameters:
      annotationType - Annotation type to retrieve.
      Returns:
      A JAnnotation for the given JAnnotationType.
    • getAnnotations

      public final JAnnotation[] getAnnotations()
      Returns a list of JAnnotation's already set on this source element.
      Specified by:
      getAnnotations in interface JAnnotatedElement
      Returns:
      A list of all JAnnotations associated with this source element.
    • isAnnotationPresent

      public final boolean isAnnotationPresent(JAnnotationType annotationType)
      Returns true if a JAnnotation exists for the given JAnnotationType.
      Specified by:
      isAnnotationPresent in interface JAnnotatedElement
      Parameters:
      annotationType - Annotation type to check for presence or absense.
      Returns:
      True if a JAnnotation has been added for the given JAnnotationType.
    • addAnnotation

      public final void addAnnotation(JAnnotation annotation)
      Adds a JAnnotation to this source element. An IllegalArgumentException is thrown if one already exists for the associated JAnnotationType.
      Specified by:
      addAnnotation in interface JAnnotatedElement
      Parameters:
      annotation - A JAnnotation to add to this source element.
    • removeAnnotation

      public final JAnnotation removeAnnotation(JAnnotationType annotationType)
      Removes the JAnnotation from this source element for the given JAnnotationType. An IllegalArgumentException is thrown if the provided JAnnotation isn't present.
      Specified by:
      removeAnnotation in interface JAnnotatedElement
      Parameters:
      annotationType - Annotation type to remove.
      Returns:
      The JAnnotation that was associated with this source element.
    • hasAnnotations

      public final boolean hasAnnotations()
      Returns true if this source element has any annotations.
      Specified by:
      hasAnnotations in interface JAnnotatedElement
      Returns:
      Returns true if this source element has any annotations.
    • printAnnotations

      public final boolean printAnnotations(JSourceWriter jsw)
      Outputs the list of annotations maintained by this object.
      Parameters:
      jsw - the JSourceWriter to print the annotations to
      Returns:
      true if at least one annotation was printed, false otherwise.