Package com.norconex.commons.lang

Class ClassUtil

java.lang.Object

com.norconex.commons.lang.ClassUtil

public final class ClassUtil
extends Object

Class-related utility methods.

Since:

2.0.0

Author:

Pascal Essiembre

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <A extends Annotation> A	getAnnotation(Class<?> annotatedClass, Class<A> annotationClass)	Gets a type annotation, considering super classes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getAnnotation

public static <A extends Annotation> A getAnnotation(Class<?> annotatedClass,
 Class<A> annotationClass)

Gets a type annotation, considering super classes. If more than one class in the hierarchy has an annotation of the same type, the first one matching is returned.

Type Parameters:

A - annotation type

Parameters:

annotatedClass - annotation class

annotationClass - class we search for an annotatation

Returns:

an annotation, or null if none is found