AnnotationClassRef (FastClasspathScanner 4.0.0-beta-2 API)

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

```
public class 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.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected ScanResult scanResult

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`ClassInfo`	`getClassInfo()`	Get the `ClassInfo` object for the referenced class, or null if the referenced class was not encountered during scanning (i.e.
`String`	`getClassName()`	Return the name of the referenced class.
`protected void`	`getClassNamesFromTypeDescriptors(Set<String> classNames)`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`Class<?>`	`loadClass()`	Load the referenced class, if not already loaded, returning a `Class<?>` reference for the referenced class.
`String`	`toString()`

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

- Field Detail
  - scanResult
```
protected transient ScanResult scanResult
```
- Method Detail
  - getClassName
```
public String getClassName()
```
    Return the name of the referenced class.
  - getClassInfo
```
public ClassInfo getClassInfo()
```
    Get the ClassInfo object for the referenced class, or null if the referenced class was not encountered during scanning (i.e. no ClassInfo object was created for the class during scanning). N.B. even if this method returns null, loadClass() may be able to load the referenced class by name.
    
    Returns:
    
    The ClassInfo object for the referenced class.
  - loadClass
```
public Class<?> loadClass()
```
    Load the referenced class, if not already loaded, returning a Class<?> reference for the referenced class.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Class<?> reference for the referenced class.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if the class could not be loaded.
  - getClassNamesFromTypeDescriptors
```
protected void getClassNamesFromTypeDescriptors(Set<String> classNames)
```
  - 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