Interface RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotationsAttribute

All Superinterfaces:: Attribute<RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotationsAttribute>, ClassElement, ClassFileElement, CodeElement, FieldElement, MethodElement

public sealed interface RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotationsAttribute extends Attribute<RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotationsAttribute>, ClassElement, MethodElement, FieldElement, CodeElement

Models the RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations attribute (JVMS Â§4.7.20), which stores type-use annotations for the annotated uses of types in this structure that are visible to both class file consumers and core reflection. Its delivery in the traversal of a CodeModel may be toggled by ClassFile.DebugElementsOption.

This attribute appears on classes, fields, methods, Code attributes, and record components, and does not permit multiple instances in one structure. It has a data dependency on arbitrary indices in the class file format, so users must take great care to ensure this attribute is still correct after a class file has been transformed.

The attribute was introduced in the Java SE Platform version 8, major version 52.

See Java Virtual Machine Specification:

4.7.20 the RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations Attribute

Since:

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`List<TypeAnnotation>`	`annotations()`	Returns the run-time visible annotations on uses of types in this structure.
`static RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotationsAttribute`	`of(TypeAnnotation... annotations)`	Returns a `RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations` attribute.
`static RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotationsAttribute`	`of(List<TypeAnnotation> annotations)`	Returns a `RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations` attribute.

Methods declared in interface Attribute

attributeMapper, attributeName

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

Method Details

annotations

List<TypeAnnotation> annotations()

Returns the run-time visible annotations on uses of types in this structure.

Returns:: the run-time visible annotations on uses of types in this structure

of

static RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotationsAttribute of(List<TypeAnnotation> annotations)

Returns a RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations attribute.

Parameters:: annotations - the annotations
Returns:: a RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations attribute
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the number of annotations exceeds the limit of u2

of

static RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotationsAttribute of(TypeAnnotation... annotations)

Returns a RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations attribute.

Parameters:: annotations - the annotations
Returns:: a RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations attribute
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if the number of annotations exceeds the limit of u2

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