AnnotationInfo.AnnotationClassRef (FastClasspathScanner 3.1.12 API)

java.lang.Object
- io.github.lukehutch.fastclasspathscanner.scanner.AnnotationInfo.AnnotationClassRef

Enclosing class:

AnnotationInfo
```
public static class AnnotationInfo.AnnotationClassRef
extends Object
```
Stores a class descriptor in an annotation as a class type string, e.g. "[[[java/lang/String;" is stored as "String[][][]".
Use ReflectionUtils.typeStrToClass() to get a Class<?> reference from this class type string.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`Class<?>`	`getClassRef()`	Get a class reference for a class-reference-typed value used in an annotation parameter.
`Class<?>`	`getType()`	Deprecated. in favor of getClassRef(), for consistency with `ClassInfo#getClassRef()`.
`TypeSignature`	`getTypeSignature()`	Get the type signature for a type reference used in an annotation parameter.
`int`	`hashCode()`
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getTypeSignature
```
public TypeSignature getTypeSignature()
```
    Get the type signature for a type reference used in an annotation parameter.
    Call getType() to get a Class<?> reference for this class.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type signature of the annotation class ref.
  - getType
```
@Deprecated
public Class<?> getType()
```
    Deprecated.
    in favor of getClassRef(), for consistency with ClassInfo#getClassRef().
    
    Get a class reference for a class-reference-typed value used in an annotation parameter. Causes the ClassLoader to load the class.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type signature of the annotation class ref, as a Class<?> reference.
  - getClassRef
```
public Class<?> getClassRef()
```
    Get a class reference for a class-reference-typed value used in an annotation parameter. Causes the ClassLoader to load the class.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type signature of the annotation class ref, as a Class<?> reference.
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object