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package org.springframework.core.type;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* Interface that defines abstract access to the annotations of a specific
* class, in a form that does not require that class to be loaded yet.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @author Mark Fisher
* @since 2.5
* @see StandardAnnotationMetadata
* @see org.springframework.core.type.classreading.MetadataReader#getAnnotationMetadata()
*/
public interface AnnotationMetadata extends ClassMetadata {
/**
* Return the names of all annotation types defined on the underlying class.
* @return the annotation type names
*/
Set getAnnotationTypes();
/**
* Determine whether the underlying class has an annotation of the given
* type defined.
* @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
* @return whether a matching annotation is defined
*/
boolean hasAnnotation(String annotationType);
/**
* Return the names of all meta-annotation types defined on the
* given annotation type of the underlying class.
* @return the meta-annotation type names
*/
Set getMetaAnnotationTypes(String annotationType);
/**
* Determine whether the underlying class has an annotation that
* is itself annotated with the meta-annotation of the given type.
* @param metaAnnotationType the meta-annotation type to look for
* @return whether a matching meta-annotation is defined
*/
boolean hasMetaAnnotation(String metaAnnotationType);
/**
* Retrieve the attributes of the annotation of the given type,
* if any (i.e. if defined on the underlying class).
* @param annotationType the annotation type to look for
* @return a Map of attributes, with the attribute name as key
* (e.g. "value") and the defined attribute value as Map value.
* This return value will be null if no matching
* annotation is defined.
*/
Map getAnnotationAttributes(String annotationType);
}