DeclareAnnotation


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4    * This program and the accompanying materials are made available 
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8    *  
9    * Contributors: 
10   *   Adrian Colyer          Initial implementation
11   * ******************************************************************/
12  package org.aspectj.lang.reflect;
13  
14  import java.lang.annotation.Annotation  ;
15  
16  /**
17   * The AspectJ runtime representation of a declare annotation member in an aspect.
18   *
19   */
20  public interface DeclareAnnotation {
21      
22      public enum Kind { Field, Method, Constructor, Type };
23      
24      /**
25       * The aspect that declared this member.
26       */
27      AjType<?> getDeclaringType();
28      
29      /**
30       * The target element kind
31       */
32      Kind getKind();
33      
34      /**
35       * The target signature pattern. Returns null if getKind() == Type 
36       */
37      SignaturePattern getSignaturePattern();
38      
39      /**
40       * The target type pattern. Returns null if getKind() != Type
41       */
42      TypePattern getTypePattern();
43      
44      /**
45       * The declared annotation. If the declared annotation does not have runtime retention,
46       * this method returns null.
47       */
48      Annotation   getAnnotation();
49      
50      /**
51       * Returns the text of the annotation as declared in this member. Available for
52       * both runtime and class-file retention annotations
53       */
54      String   getAnnotationAsText();
55      
56  }
57
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