Interface TargetAwareAnnotationProcessor

    • Method Detail

      • processAnnotation

        <I extends BaseNature,​A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> boolean processAnnotation​(I info,
                                                                                                         A annotation,
                                                                                                         java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement target)
                                                                                                  throws AnnotationTargetException
        The processing action of this processor. If an annotation is given which is not supported false is returned.
        Parameters:
        info - the Info class that should be filled with the information read
        annotation - the annotation to process
        target - the target (Field, Class, etc.) of the given annotation
        Returns:
        true, if the annotation was processed successfully, false if not
        Throws:
        AnnotationTargetException - if an annotation is used in a context that is not valid.
        See Also:
        AnnotatedElement