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Interface AnnotationDefaultAttribute

All Superinterfaces:
Attribute<AnnotationDefaultAttribute>, ClassFileElement, MethodElement
public sealed interface AnnotationDefaultAttribute extends Attribute<AnnotationDefaultAttribute>, MethodElement
Models the AnnotationDefault attribute (JVMS 4.7.22), which records the default value (JLS 9.6.2) for the annotation interface element defined by this method.

This attribute only appears on methods, and does not permit multiple instances in a method. It has a data dependency on the constant pool.

This attribute was introduced in the Java SE Platform version 5.0, major version 49.

See Java Language Specification:
9.6.2 Defaults for Annotation Interface Elements
See Java Virtual Machine Specification:
4.7.22 The AnnotationDefault Attribute
Since:
24
See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method Description
AnnotationValue defaultValue()
Returns the default value of the annotation interface element defined by the enclosing method.
static AnnotationDefaultAttribute of(AnnotationValue annotationDefault)
Returns an AnnotationDefault attribute.

Methods declared in interface Attribute

attributeMapper, attributeName

Method Details

defaultValue

AnnotationValue defaultValue()
Returns the default value of the annotation interface element defined by the enclosing method.
Returns:
the default value of the annotation interface element defined by the enclosing method
See Also:

of

static AnnotationDefaultAttribute of(AnnotationValue annotationDefault)
Returns an AnnotationDefault attribute.
Parameters:
annotationDefault - the default value of the annotation interface element
Returns:
an AnnotationDefault attribute

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