net.bytebuddy.description.annotation

Interface AnnotationDescription.Loadable<S extends Annotation>

Type Parameters:

S - The annotation type.

All Superinterfaces:

AnnotationDescription

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationDescription.AbstractBase.ForPrepared, AnnotationDescription.ForLoadedAnnotation, AnnotationDescription.Latent.Loadable

Enclosing interface:

AnnotationDescription

public static interface AnnotationDescription.Loadable<S extends Annotation>
extends AnnotationDescription

An annotation description that is linked to a given loaded annotation type which allows its representation as a fully loaded instance.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.annotation.AnnotationDescription

AnnotationDescription.AbstractBase, AnnotationDescription.AnnotationInvocationHandler<T extends Annotation>, AnnotationDescription.Builder, AnnotationDescription.ForLoadedAnnotation<S extends Annotation>, AnnotationDescription.Latent, AnnotationDescription.Loadable<S extends Annotation>

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.annotation.AnnotationDescription

UNDEFINED

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
S	load() Loads this annotation description.
S	loadSilent() Loads this annotation description.

Methods inherited from interface net.bytebuddy.description.annotation.AnnotationDescription

getAnnotationType, getElementTypes, getRetention, getValue, isDocumented, isInherited, prepare

Method Detail

load

S load()
throws ClassNotFoundException

Loads this annotation description. This causes all classes referenced by the annotation value to be loaded. Without specifying a class loader, the annotation's class loader which was used to prepare this instance is used.

Returns:

A loaded version of this annotation description.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - If any linked classes of the annotation cannot be loaded.

loadSilent

S loadSilent()

Loads this annotation description. This causes all classes referenced by the annotation value to be loaded. Without specifying a class loader, the annotation's class loader which was used to prepare this instance is used. Any ClassNotFoundException is wrapped in an IllegalStateException.

Returns:

A loaded version of this annotation description.