OpenJDK 27 · java.lang.classfile.TypeAnnotation · APIdia, the JavaDoc alternative

Models a type_annotation structure (JVMS 4.7.20). This model indicates the annotated type within a declaration or expression and the part of the indicated type that is annotated, in addition to what is available in an Annotation.

This model can reconstruct an annotation on a type or a part of a type, given the location of the type_annotation structure in the class file and the definition of the annotation interface.

Two TypeAnnotation objects should be compared using the equals method.

Nested and Inner Type Summary

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.CatchTarget Indicates that an annotation appears on the i'th type in an exception parameter declaration.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.EmptyTarget Indicates that an annotation appears on either the type in a field declaration, the return type of a method, the type of a newly constructed object, or the receiver type of a method or constructor.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.FormalParameterTarget Indicates that an annotation appears on the type in a formal parameter declaration of a method, constructor, or lambda expression.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.LocalVarTarget Indicates that an annotation appears on the type in a local variable declaration, including a variable declared as a resource in a try-with-resources statement.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.LocalVarTargetInfo Indicates a range of code array offsets within which a local variable has a value, and the index into the local variable array of the current frame at which that local variable can be found.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.OffsetTarget Indicates that an annotation appears on either the type in an instanceof expression or a new expression, or the type before the :: in a method reference expression.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.SupertypeTarget Indicates that an annotation appears on a type in the extends or implements clause of a class or interface declaration.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.TargetInfo Specifies which type in a declaration or expression is being annotated.
public static enum	TypeAnnotation.TargetType The kind of target on which the annotation appears, as defined in JVMS 4.7.20.1.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.ThrowsTarget Indicates that an annotation appears on the i'th type in the throws clause of a method or constructor declaration.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.TypeArgumentTarget Indicates that an annotation appears either on the i'th type in a cast expression, or on the i'th type argument in the explicit type argument list for any of the following: a new expression, an explicit constructor invocation statement, a method invocation expression, or a method reference expression.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.TypeParameterBoundTarget Indicates that an annotation appears on the i'th bound of the j'th type parameter declaration of a generic class, interface, method, or constructor.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.TypeParameterTarget Indicates that an annotation appears on the declaration of the i'th type parameter of a generic class, generic interface, generic method, or generic constructor.
public static interface	TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent JVMS: Type_path structure identifies which part of the type is annotated, as defined in JVMS 4.7.20.2

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public Annotation	Returns: the annotation applied to the part indicated by `targetPath()` annotation() Returns the annotation applied to the part indicated by `targetPath()`.
public static TypeAnnotation	Returns: a `type_annotation` structure of(TypeAnnotation.TargetInfo which type in a declaration or expression is annotated targetInfo, List<TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent> which part of the type is annotated targetPath, Annotation the annotation annotation) Returns a `type_annotation` structure.
public TypeAnnotation.TargetInfo	Returns: information describing precisely which type in a declaration or expression is annotated targetInfo() Returns information describing precisely which type in a declaration or expression is annotated.
public List<TypeAnnotation.TypePathComponent>	Returns: which part of the type indicated by `targetInfo()` is annotated targetPath() Returns which part of the type indicated by `targetInfo()` is annotated.

public sealed Interface TypeAnnotation

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