com.google.auto.value.processor

Class Java8Support

java.lang.Object

com.google.auto.value.processor.Java8Support

class Java8Support
extends java.lang.Object

Provides access to Java 8 type annotations via reflection, to allow running on older Java versions.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
(package private) static java.lang.reflect.Method	getAnnotationsMirrorsMethod

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	Java8Support()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
private static java.lang.reflect.Method	determineAnnotationsMirrorsMethod()
(package private) static java.util.List<? extends javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationMirror>	getAnnotationMirrors(javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror typeMirror) Provides access to AnnotatedConstruct.getAnnotationMirrors() via reflection.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

getAnnotationsMirrorsMethod

static java.lang.reflect.Method getAnnotationsMirrorsMethod

Constructor Detail

Java8Support

private Java8Support()

Method Detail

determineAnnotationsMirrorsMethod

private static java.lang.reflect.Method determineAnnotationsMirrorsMethod()

getAnnotationMirrors

static java.util.List<? extends javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationMirror> getAnnotationMirrors(javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror typeMirror)

Provides access to AnnotatedConstruct.getAnnotationMirrors() via reflection.

Parameters:

typeMirror - the type whose annotations are to be returned.

Returns:

if possible, the result of typeMirror.getAnnotationMirrors(), otherwise an empty list.