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package org.sonar.api.utils;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
/**
* A utility class for annotations
* @since 1.11
*/
public final class AnnotationUtils {
private AnnotationUtils() {
}
/**
* Searches for a class annotation. All inheritance tree is analysed.
*/
public static A getClassAnnotation(final Object object, final Class annotationClass) {
Class aClass = object.getClass();
while (aClass != null) {
Annotation annotation = aClass.getAnnotation(annotationClass);
if (annotation != null) {
return (A) annotation;
}
aClass = aClass.getSuperclass();
}
return null;
}
}