com.mysema.query.codegen

Interface AnnotationHelper

All Known Implementing Classes:

JPATemporalAnnotationHelper

public interface AnnotationHelper

AnnotationHelper defines a interface to provide custom annotation processing for TypeFactory.

Author:

dyorgio

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getCustomKey(Annotation annotation) Get specific object that will be used as part of type cache key.
com.mysema.codegen.model.TypeCategory	getTypeByAnnotation(Class<?> cl, Annotation annotation) Get the TypeCategory according with object Class and Annotation.
boolean	isSupported(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) Verify if AnnotationHelper instance can handle the annotation.

Method Detail

isSupported

boolean isSupported(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)

Verify if AnnotationHelper instance can handle the annotation.

Parameters:

annotationClass - Annotation class.

Returns:

true if this AnnotationHelper can handle the annotation.

getCustomKey

Object getCustomKey(Annotation annotation)

Get specific object that will be used as part of type cache key.

Parameters:

annotation - Annotation instance.

Returns:

Any object, normally a annotation param. Can be null.

getTypeByAnnotation

com.mysema.codegen.model.TypeCategory getTypeByAnnotation(Class<?> cl,
                                                        Annotation annotation)

Get the TypeCategory according with object Class and Annotation.

Parameters:

cl - Class of type.

annotation - Annotation found on element.

Returns:

Custom TypeCategory.