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*
* Contributors:
* Adrian Colyer Initial implementation
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package org.aspectj.lang.reflect;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
/**
* The AspectJ runtime representation of a declare annotation member in an aspect.
*
*/
public interface DeclareAnnotation {
enum Kind { Field, Method, Constructor, Type };
/**
* @return the aspect that declared this member.
*/
AjType getDeclaringType();
/**
* @return the target element kind
*/
Kind getKind();
/**
* @return the target signature pattern. Returns null if getKind() == Type
*/
SignaturePattern getSignaturePattern();
/**
* @return the target type pattern. Returns null if getKind() != Type
*/
TypePattern getTypePattern();
/**
* @return the declared annotation. If the declared annotation does not have runtime retention,
* this method returns null.
*/
Annotation getAnnotation();
/**
* @return the text of the annotation as declared in this member. Available for
* both runtime and class-file retention annotations
*/
String getAnnotationAsText();
}