org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.internal.services
Class AnnotationProviderChain

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.internal.services.AnnotationProviderChain

All Implemented Interfaces:

AnnotationProvider

public class AnnotationProviderChain
extends java.lang.Object
implements AnnotationProvider

Chain of command for AnnotationProvider.

Constructor Summary

AnnotationProviderChain(AnnotationProvider[] providers)

Method Summary

static AnnotationProvider	create(java.util.List<AnnotationProvider> providers) Creates an AnnotationProvider from the list of providers.
<T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> T	getAnnotation(java.lang.Class<T> annotationClass) Searches for the specified annotation, returning the matching annotation instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AnnotationProviderChain

public AnnotationProviderChain(AnnotationProvider[] providers)

Method Detail

create

public static AnnotationProvider create(java.util.List<AnnotationProvider> providers)

Creates an AnnotationProvider from the list of providers. Returns either an AnnotationProviderChain or the sole element in the list.

getAnnotation

public <T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> T getAnnotation(java.lang.Class<T> annotationClass)

Description copied from interface: AnnotationProvider

Searches for the specified annotation, returning the matching annotation instance.

Specified by:

getAnnotation in interface AnnotationProvider

Parameters:

annotationClass - used to select the annotation to return�

Returns:

the annotation, or null if not found