javax.enterprise.util

Class AnnotationLiteral<T extends Annotation>

java.lang.Object

javax.enterprise.util.AnnotationLiteral<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the annotation type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Annotation

Direct Known Subclasses:

ActivateRequestContext.Literal, BoundLiteral, EjbLiteral, HttpLiteral, UnboundLiteral

public abstract class AnnotationLiteral<T extends Annotation>
extends Object
implements Annotation, 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, Marko Luksa

See Also:

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	AnnotationLiteral()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<? extends Annotation>	annotationType()
boolean	equals(Object other)
int	hashCode()
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 Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType()

Specified by:

annotationType in interface Annotation

toString

public String toString()

Specified by:

toString in interface Annotation

Overrides:

toString in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Specified by:

equals in interface Annotation

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Annotation

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object