net.bytebuddy.description.annotation

Interface AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue<T,S>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the annotation's value when it is not loaded.

S - The type of the annotation's value when it is loaded.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.ForAnnotation, AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.ForComplexArray, AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.ForEnumeration, AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.ForType, AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.Trivial, TypePool.AbstractBase.RawAnnotationValue, TypePool.AbstractBase.RawEnumerationValue, TypePool.AbstractBase.RawNonPrimitiveArray, TypePool.AbstractBase.RawTypeValue

Enclosing interface:

AnnotationDescription

public static interface AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue<T,S>

A description of an annotation's value.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.ForAnnotation<U extends Annotation> A description of an Annotation as a value of another annotation.
static class	AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.ForComplexArray<U,V> Describes a complex array that is the value of an annotation.
static class	AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.ForEnumeration<U extends Enum<U>> A description of an Enum as a value of an annotation.
static class	AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.ForType<U extends Class<U>> A description of a Class as a value of an annotation.
static interface	AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.Loaded<U> A loaded variant of an AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.
static class	AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.Trivial<U> Represents a primitive value, a String or an array of the latter types.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.Loaded<S>	load(ClassLoader classLoader) Returns the loaded value of this annotation.
T	resolve() Resolves the unloaded value of this annotation.

Method Detail

resolve

T resolve()

Resolves the unloaded value of this annotation.

Returns:

The unloaded value of this annotation.

load

AnnotationDescription.AnnotationValue.Loaded<S> load(ClassLoader classLoader)
                                              throws ClassNotFoundException

Returns the loaded value of this annotation.

Parameters:

classLoader - The class loader for loading this value.

Returns:

The loaded value of this annotation.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - If a type that represents a loaded value cannot be found.