IAnnotationDB.java

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package fr.paris.lutece.util.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 *
 * IAnnotationDB is used to find annotation.
 *
 */
public interface IAnnotationDB
{
    /**
     * Initializes the database
     */
    void init( );

    /**
     * Finds the class having the given annotation
     * 
     * @param annotationType
     *            the annotation
     * @return classes found.
     */
    Set<String> getClassesName( Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType );

    /**
     * Finds classes having the given annotation
     * 
     * @param strAnnotationType
     *            the annotation type name
     * @return classes found.
     */
    Set<String> getClassesName( String strAnnotationType );
}