net.bytebuddy.implementation.bind.annotation

Annotation Type Origin

@Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=PARAMETER)
public @interface Origin

The origin annotation provides some meta information about the source method that is bound to this method where the binding is dependant of the parameter's type:

1. If the annotated parameter is of type Method, the parameter is assigned a reference to the method it intercepts.
2. If the annotated parameter is of type Class, the parameter is assigned a reference of the type of the instrumented type.
3. If the annotated parameter is of type String, the parameter is assigned a string with the value that would be returned by the Method.toString() method.
4. If the annotated type is java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle, a handle of the intercepted method is injected. A java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle is stored in a class's constant pool and does therefore not face the same runtime performance limitations as a (non-cached) Method reference. Method handles are only supported for byte code versions starting from Java 7.
5. If the annotated type is java.lang.invoke.MethodType, a description of the intercepted method's type is injected. Method type descriptions are only supported for byte code versions starting from Java 7.

Any other parameter type will cause an IllegalStateException.

See Also:

MethodDelegation, TargetMethodAnnotationDrivenBinder

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
boolean	cache Determines if the value that is assigned by this annotation is cached.

Element Detail

cache

public abstract boolean cache

Determines if the value that is assigned by this annotation is cached. For values that can be stored in the constant pool, this value is ignored as such values are cached implicitly. As a result, this value currently only affects caching of Method instances.

Returns:

true if the value for this parameter should be cached in a static field inside the instrumented class.

Default:

true