Interface AnnotationDefaultAttribute

All Superinterfaces:: Attribute<AnnotationDefaultAttribute>, ClassFileElement, MethodElement

public sealed interface AnnotationDefaultAttribute extends Attribute<AnnotationDefaultAttribute>, MethodElement

Models the AnnotationDefault attribute (JVMS Â§4.7.22), which records the default value (JLS Â§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:

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`AttributeMapper<AnnotationDefaultAttribute>`	`attributeMapper()`	Returns the `AttributeMapper` associated with this attribute.
`Utf8Entry`	`attributeName()`	Returns the name of the attribute.

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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