AnnotationUtil.java

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package org.apache.openejb.util;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

public final class AnnotationUtil {
    private AnnotationUtil() {
        // no-op
    }

    public static <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(final Class<T> a, final Class<?> clazz) {
        Class<?> current = clazz;
        do {
            final T annotation = current.getAnnotation(a);
            if (annotation != null) {
                return annotation;
            }
            current = current.getSuperclass();
        } while (current != null);
        return null;
    }
}