org.libj.util

Class Annotations

java.lang.Object

org.libj.util.Annotations

public final class Annotations
extends Object

Utility functions for operations pertaining to Annotation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Map<String,Object>	getAttributes(Annotation annotation) Returns a map of name-value pairs representing the attributes in the specified annotation.
static String	toSortedString(Annotation annotation) Returns a Object.toString() representation of annotation, with its property names sorted alphabetically.
static String	toSortedString(Annotation annotation, Comparator<String> comparator) Returns a Object.toString() representation of annotation, with its property names sorted by comparator.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getAttributes

public static Map<String,Object> getAttributes(Annotation annotation)

Returns a map of name-value pairs representing the attributes in the specified annotation.

Parameters:

annotation - The Annotation whose attributes to get.

Returns:

A map of name-value pairs representing the attributes in the specified annotation.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified annotation is null.

toSortedString

public static String toSortedString(Annotation annotation)

Returns a Object.toString() representation of annotation, with its property names sorted alphabetically.

This method is equivalent to calling:

  toSortedString(annotation, null)
 

Parameters:

annotation - The Annotation.

Returns:

A Object.toString() representation of annotation, with its property names sorted by comparator.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified annotation is null.

toSortedString

public static String toSortedString(Annotation annotation,
                                    Comparator<String> comparator)

Returns a Object.toString() representation of annotation, with its property names sorted by comparator.

Parameters:

annotation - The Annotation.

comparator - The Comparator.

Returns:

A Object.toString() representation of annotation, with its property names sorted by comparator.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the specified annotation is null.