Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
package com.logicbig.example.method;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
public class GetAnnotationExample {
@Async
public void process() {}
public static void main(String... args) throws NoSuchMethodException {
Method m = GetAnnotationExample.class.getDeclaredMethod("process");
Async annotation = m.getAnnotation(Async.class);
System.out.println(annotation);
}
@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
private @interface Async {}
}
Output
@com.logicbig.example.method.GetAnnotationExample$Async()
