org.apache.giraph.utils

Class AnnotationUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.giraph.utils.AnnotationUtils

public class AnnotationUtils
extends Object

Helper class to deal with annotations in runtime.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T extends Annotation> List<Class<?>>	getAnnotatedClasses(Class<T> annotation, String packageName) Finds all classes within a package which are annotated with certain annotation.
static Iterator<Class<?>>	getClassesIterator(String packageName)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getAnnotatedClasses

public static <T extends Annotation> List<Class<?>> getAnnotatedClasses(Class<T> annotation,
                                                                        String packageName)

Finds all classes within a package which are annotated with certain annotation.

Type Parameters:

T - Annotation class

Parameters:

annotation - Annotation which we are looking for

packageName - Package in which to search

Returns:

The list of annotated classes

getClassesIterator

public static Iterator<Class<?>> getClassesIterator(String packageName)

Parameters:

packageName - Package through which to iterate

Returns:

Iterator through the classes of this jar file (if executed from jar) or through the classes of org package (if .class file is executed)