JavaAnnotationElement.java

/*
 * Copyright 2014 Lukas Krejci
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package org.revapi.java.spi;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.lang.model.element.AnnotationMirror;

/**
 * Elements in the element forest that correspond to a Java annotation will implement this interface.
 *
 * @author Lukas Krejci
 * @since 0.1
 */
public interface JavaAnnotationElement extends JavaElement {

    /**
     * @return the corresponding annotation mirror
     */
    @Nonnull
    AnnotationMirror getAnnotation();
}