Returns an Equivalence for AnnotationValue as annotation values may contain AnnotationMirror instances some of whose implementations delegate equality tests to Object#equals whereas the documentation explicitly states that instance/reference equality is not the proper test.

See Also

AnnotationMirrors#equivalence()

Returns the value as an AnnotationMirror.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an annotation.

Returns the value as a list of annotations.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value if not an array of annotations.

Returns the value as a list of AnnotationValues.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array.

Returns the value as a boolean.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not a boolean.

Returns the value as a list of booleans.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of booleans.

Returns the value as a byte.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not a byte.

Returns the value as a list of bytes.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of bytes.

Returns the value as a char.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not a char.

Returns the value as a list of characters.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of chars.

Returns the value as a double.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not a double.

Returns the value as a list of doubles.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of doubles.

Returns the value as a VariableElement.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an enum.

Returns the value as a list of enums.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of enums.

Returns the value as a float.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not a float.

Returns the value as a list of floats.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of floats.

Returns the value as an int.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an int.

Returns the value as a list of integers.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of ints.

Returns the value as a long.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not a long.

Returns the value as a list of longs.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of longs.

Returns the value as a short.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not a short.

Returns the value as a list of shorts.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of shorts.

Returns the value as a string.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not a string.

Returns the value as a list of strings.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of strings.

Returns the value as a class.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not a class.

Returns the value as a list of classes.

Exceptions

IllegalArgumentException:

if the value is not an array of classes.

Returns a string representation of the given annotation value, suitable for inclusion in a Java source file as part of an annotation. For example, if annotationValue represents the string unchecked in the annotation @SuppressWarnings("unchecked"), this method will return the string "unchecked", which you can then use as part of an annotation being generated.

For all annotation values other than nested annotations, the returned string can also be used to initialize a variable of the appropriate type.

Fully qualified names are used for types in annotations, class literals, and enum constants, ensuring that the source form will compile without requiring additional imports.