Java Class getDeclaredAnnotationsByType() Method

The getDeclaredAnnotationsByType() method of java Class class returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is directly present, otherwise null. It ignores inherited annotations.

Syntax

public <A extends Annotation> A[] getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)

Parameter

annotationClass - the Class object corresponding to the annotation type

Returns

Annotations

Throws

NullPointerException

Example 1

//import statements
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;   //import  inherited

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;   //import  retention
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;  //import  retention policy
import java.lang.reflect.Method; 
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;  //import  annotation
import java.util.Arrays;

public class ClassgetDeclaredAnnotationbytypeExample1 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
      
        Deprecated[] dec = Class1.class.getAnnotationsByType(Deprecated.class); //getannotationbytype        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(dec)); //print statement

        Annotation1[] ann = Class1.class.getAnnotationsByType(Annotation1.class); //getannotationbytype        
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(ann));  //print statement
    }

    @Deprecated
    public static class Class1 extends SuperClass1 {
    }

    @Annotation1
    public static class SuperClass1 {
    }

    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    @Inherited
    private static @interface  Annotation1 {
    }
}

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Output:

[@java.lang.Deprecated()]
[@ClassgetDeclaredAnnotationbytypeExample1$Annotation1()]

Example 2

//import statements...
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;  //import inherited
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;   //import  retention
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;  //import  retention policy
import java.lang.reflect.Method; 
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;  //import  annotation
import java.util.Arrays;

public class ClassgetDeclaredAnnotationbytypeExample2  {

    public static void main(String... args) {
      
        Deprecated[] dec = subClass1.class.getAnnotationsByType(Deprecated.class); //getannotationbytype        
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(dec));  //print statement

        Annotation1[] ann = subClass1.class.getAnnotationsByType(Annotation1.class); //getannotationbytype        
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(ann));  //print statement
        
        String ann1 = subClass1.class.getCanonicalName();
          System.out.println(ann1);  //print statement
    }

    @Deprecated
    public static class subClass1 extends SuperClass1 {
    }

    @Annotation1
    public static class SuperClass1 {
    }

    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    @Inherited
    private static @interface  Annotation1 {
    }
}

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Output:

[@java.lang.Deprecated()]
[@ClassgetDeclaredAnnotationbytypeExample2$Annotation1()]
ClassgetDeclaredAnnotationbytypeExample2.subClass1

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