AnnotationValue (Byte Buddy (parent) 1.8.2 API)

Type Parameters:

T - The represented value's unloaded type.

S - The represented value's loaded type.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationDescription.AnnotationInvocationHandler.MissingValue, AnnotationValue.AbstractBase, AnnotationValue.ForAnnotationDescription, AnnotationValue.ForConstant, AnnotationValue.ForDescriptionArray, AnnotationValue.ForEnumerationDescription, AnnotationValue.ForTypeDescription, TypePool.AbstractBase.RawAnnotationValue, TypePool.AbstractBase.RawDescriptionArray, TypePool.AbstractBase.RawEnumerationValue, TypePool.AbstractBase.RawTypeValue
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public interface AnnotationValue<T,S>
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Representation of an unloaded annotation value where all values represent either:
- Primitive values (as their wrappers), Strings or arrays of primitive types or strings.
- A TypeDescription or an array of such a descriptions.
- An EnumerationDescription or an array of such a description.
- An AnnotationDescription or an array of such a description.
The represented values are not necessarily resolvable, i.e. can contain non-available types, unknown enumeration constants or inconsistent annotations.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
`static class`	`AnnotationValue.AbstractBase<U,V>`	An abstract base implementation of an unloaded annotation value.
`static class`	`AnnotationValue.ForAnnotationDescription<U extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>`	A description of an `Annotation` as a value of another annotation.
`static class`	`AnnotationValue.ForConstant<U>`	Represents a primitive value, a `String` or an array of the latter types.
`static class`	`AnnotationValue.ForDescriptionArray<U,V>`	Describes a complex array that is the value of an annotation.
`static class`	`AnnotationValue.ForEnumerationDescription<U extends java.lang.Enum<U>>`	A description of an `Enum` as a value of an annotation.
`static class`	`AnnotationValue.ForTypeDescription<U extends java.lang.Class<U>>`	A description of a `Class` as a value of an annotation.
`static interface`	`AnnotationValue.Loaded<U>`	A loaded variant of an `AnnotationValue`.
`static class`	`AnnotationValue.RenderingDispatcher`	A rendering dispatcher is responsible for resolving annotation values to `String` representations.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static AnnotationValue<?,?> UNDEFINED
An undefined annotation value.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`AnnotationValue.Loaded<S>`	`load(java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)`	Returns the loaded value of this annotation.
`AnnotationValue.Loaded<S>`	`loadSilent(java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)`	Returns the loaded value of this annotation without throwing a checked exception.
`T`	`resolve()`	Resolves the unloaded value of this annotation.
`<W> W`	`resolve(java.lang.Class<? extends W> type)`	Resolves the unloaded value of this annotation.

- Field Detail
  - UNDEFINED
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static final AnnotationValue<?,?> UNDEFINED
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    An undefined annotation value.
- Method Detail
  - resolve
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T resolve()
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    Resolves the unloaded value of this annotation.
    
    Returns:
    
    The unloaded value of this annotation.
  - resolve
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<W> W resolve(java.lang.Class<? extends W> type)
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    Resolves the unloaded value of this annotation.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    W - The annotation value's unloaded type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The annotation value's unloaded type.
    
    Returns:
    
    The unloaded value of this annotation.
  - load
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AnnotationValue.Loaded<S> load(java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
                        throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException
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    Returns the loaded value of this annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classLoader - The class loader for loading this value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The loaded value of this annotation.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If a type that represents a loaded value cannot be found.
  - loadSilent
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AnnotationValue.Loaded<S> loadSilent(java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
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    Returns the loaded value of this annotation without throwing a checked exception.
    
    Parameters:
    
    classLoader - The class loader for loading this value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The loaded value of this annotation.