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package com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.model.annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
/**
* Implemented by objects that can have annotations.
*
* @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
*/
public interface AnnotationSource {
/**
* Gets the value of the specified annotation from the given property.
*
* <p>
* When this method is used for a property that consists of a getter and setter,
* it returns the annotation on either of those methods. If both methods have
* the same annotation, it is an error.
*
* @return
* null if the annotation is not present.
*/
<A extends Annotation> A readAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType);
/**
* Returns true if the property has the specified annotation.
* <p>
* Short for <code>readAnnotation(annotationType)!=null</code>,
* but this method is typically faster.
*/
boolean hasAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType);
}