org.jboss.jandex

Interface AnnotationTarget

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassExtendsTypeTarget, ClassInfo, EmptyTypeTarget, FieldInfo, MethodInfo, MethodParameterInfo, MethodParameterTypeTarget, PositionBasedTypeTarget, ThrowsTypeTarget, TypeParameterBoundTypeTarget, TypeParameterTypeTarget, TypeTarget

public interface AnnotationTarget

Represents an object that can be a target of an annotation.

Author:

Jason T. Greene

See Also:

ClassInfo, FieldInfo, MethodInfo, MethodParameterInfo

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	AnnotationTarget.Kind Specifies the kind of object a target represents.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ClassInfo	asClass() Casts and returns this target as a ClassInfo if it is of kind CLASS
FieldInfo	asField() Casts and returns this target as a FieldInfo if it is of kind FIELD
MethodInfo	asMethod() Casts and returns this target as a MethodInfo if it is of kind METHOD
MethodParameterInfo	asMethodParameter() Casts and returns this target as a MethodParameterInfo if it is of kind METHOD_PARAMETER
TypeTarget	asType() Casts and returns this target as a TypeTarget if it is of kind TYPE
AnnotationTarget.Kind	kind() Returns the kind of object this target represents.

Method Detail

kind

AnnotationTarget.Kind kind()

Returns the kind of object this target represents.

Returns:

the target kind.

Since:

2.0

asClass

ClassInfo asClass()

Casts and returns this target as a ClassInfo if it is of kind CLASS

Returns:

this instance cast to a class

Since:

2.0

asField

FieldInfo asField()

Casts and returns this target as a FieldInfo if it is of kind FIELD

Returns:

this instance cast to a field

Since:

2.0

asMethod

MethodInfo asMethod()

Casts and returns this target as a MethodInfo if it is of kind METHOD

Returns:

this instance cast to a method

Since:

2.0

asMethodParameter

MethodParameterInfo asMethodParameter()

Casts and returns this target as a MethodParameterInfo if it is of kind METHOD_PARAMETER

Returns:

this instance cast to a method parameter

Since:

2.0

asType

TypeTarget asType()

Casts and returns this target as a TypeTarget if it is of kind TYPE

Returns:

this instance cast to a type target

Since:

2.0