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22 package org.jboss.reflect.plugins;
23
24 import org.jboss.reflect.spi.AnnotationInfo;
25 import org.jboss.reflect.spi.AnnotationValue;
26
27 /**
28  * AnnotationHelper.
29  *
30  * @author <a HREF="adrian@jboss.com">Adrian Brock</a>
31  * @version $Revision: 57133 $
32  */

33 public interface AnnotationHelper
34 {
35    /**
36     * Get the annotations for the annotated object
37     *
38     * @param object the annotated object
39     * @return the annotations
40     */

41    AnnotationValue[] getAnnotations(Object JavaDoc object);
42
43    /**
44     * Create an annotation from the underlying implementation and its info type
45     * @param info the annotation info
46     * @param ann the underlying annotation
47     * @return the annotation value
48     */

49    AnnotationValue createAnnotationValue(AnnotationInfo info, Object JavaDoc ann);
50 }
51
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