CtAnnotation


1   package spoon.reflect.declaration;
2   
3   import java.lang.annotation.Annotation  ;
4   import java.util.Map  ;
5   
6   import spoon.reflect.reference.CtTypeReference;
7   
8   /**
9    * This element defines an annotation, declared on a given annotated element.
10   * 
11   * @param <A> type of represented annotation
12   */
13  public interface CtAnnotation<A extends Annotation  > extends CtElement {
14  
15      /**
16       * Returns the actual annotation (a dynamic proxy for this element).
17       */
18      A getActualAnnotation();
19  
20      /**
21       * Returns the annotation type of this annotation.
22       * 
23       * @return a reference to the type of this annotation
24       */
25      CtTypeReference<A> getAnnotationType();
26  
27      /**
28       * Searches a value for a given key
29       * 
30       * @param key name of searched value
31       * @return the value or null if not found
32       */
33      Object   getElementValue(String   key);
34  
35      /**
36       * Returns this annotation's elements and their values. This is returned in
37       * the form of a map that associates element names with their corresponding
38       * values.
39       * 
40       * @return this annotation's element anmes and their values, or an empty map
41       *         if there are none
42       */
43      Map  <String  , Object  > getElementValues();
44  
45      /**
46       * Sets the annotation's type.
47       * 
48       * @param type reference to the type of this annotation
49       */
50      void setAnnotationType(CtTypeReference<? extends Annotation  > type);
51  
52      /**
53       * Set's this annotation's element names and their values. This is in the
54       * form of a map that associates element names with their corresponding
55       * values.
56       */
57      void setElementValues(Map  <String  , Object  > values);
58  
59  }
60
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