AnnotationLiteral (Jakarta EE Core Profile API)

java.lang.Object
- jakarta.enterprise.util.AnnotationLiteral<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the annotation type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Annotation

Direct Known Subclasses:

Alternative.Literal, Any.Literal, ApplicationScoped.Literal, BeforeDestroyed.Literal, ConversationScoped.Literal, Default.Literal, Dependent.Literal, Destroyed.Literal, Initialized.Literal, InjectLiteral, NamedLiteral, Nonbinding.Literal, QualifierLiteral, RequestScoped.Literal, SessionScoped.Literal, SingletonLiteral, Specializes.Literal, TransientReference.Literal, Typed.Literal, Vetoed.Literal
```
public abstract class AnnotationLiteral<T extends Annotation>
extends Object
implements Annotation, Serializable
```
Supports inline instantiation of annotation type instances.

Reflection operations are using SecurityActions utility class to support security manager.

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, Antoine Sabot-Durand

See Also:

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected AnnotationLiteral()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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