javax.enterprise.util
Class AnnotationLiteral<T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>

java.lang.Object
  javax.enterprise.util.AnnotationLiteral<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the annotation type

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.annotation.Annotation

public abstract class AnnotationLiteral<T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.annotation.Annotation, java.io.Serializable

Supports inline instantiation of annotation type instances.

An instance of an annotation type may be obtained by subclassing AnnotationLiteral.

 public abstract class PayByQualifier 
       extends AnnotationLiteral<PayBy>
       implements PayBy {}
 

 PayBy paybyCheque = new PayByQualifier() { public PaymentMethod value() { return CHEQUE; } };
 

Author:

Pete Muir, Gavin King

See Also:

Instance.select(Annotation...), Event.select(Annotation...), Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected

AnnotationLiteral()

Method Summary

java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>	annotationType()
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other)
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AnnotationLiteral

protected AnnotationLiteral()

Method Detail

annotationType

public java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType()

Specified by:

annotationType in interface java.lang.annotation.Annotation

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Specified by:

toString in interface java.lang.annotation.Annotation

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Specified by:

equals in interface java.lang.annotation.Annotation

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Specified by:

hashCode in interface java.lang.annotation.Annotation

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object