org.jboss.seam.spring.utils
Class Annotations

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.seam.spring.utils.Annotations

public class Annotations
extends Object

Helper class for working with annotations

Constructor Summary

Annotations()

Method Summary

static <T extends Annotation> T	instanceOf(Class<T> clazz) Create an Annotation instance from its given class
static <T extends Annotation> T	instanceOf(Class<T> clazz, Map<String,Object> attributes) Create an Annotation instance from its given class

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Annotations

public Annotations()

Method Detail

instanceOf

public static <T extends Annotation> T instanceOf(Class<T> clazz,
                                                  Map<String,Object> attributes)

Create an Annotation instance from its given class

Type Parameters:

T - the annotation type

Parameters:

clazz - - the annotation class

attributes - - attribute values for the annotation (if not set, the default will be used, must be set for attributes that do no specify a default)

Returns:

an annotation instance

instanceOf

public static <T extends Annotation> T instanceOf(Class<T> clazz)

Create an Annotation instance from its given class

Type Parameters:

T - the annotation type

Parameters:

clazz - - the annotation class

Returns:

an annotation instance