Package org.gbif.api.util

Class AnnotationUtils

java.lang.Object

org.gbif.api.util.AnnotationUtils

public final class AnnotationUtils
extends Object

Utility method to work with annotations.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	isFieldDeprecated(Class<?> _class, String fieldName)	Check if a field is annotated with @Deprecated in the provided class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

isFieldDeprecated

public static boolean isFieldDeprecated(Class<?> _class,
 String fieldName)

Check if a field is annotated with @Deprecated in the provided class. Mostly used on elements of an Enum but will also work on class Field (private and public).

Returns:

true if the specified field is annotated with @Deprecated on the provided class. False is all other cases (including if the field doesn't exist)