The
isAnnotationPresent() method of
java.lang.AnnotatedElement class is used to check if an annotation of the specified annotation type is present in the class implementing this interface. The method returns a boolean value stating the same.
Syntax:
public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<T> annotationClass)
Parameter: This method accepts a parameter
annotationClass which is the type of the annotation to get.
Return Value: This method returns
boolean value stating the same.
Exception: This method throws:
- NullPointerException: if the given annotation class is null.
Below programs demonstrate the isAnnotationPresent() method.
Example 1:
Output:
AnnotatedElement represented by myAnnotatedElement: class Test
If there is any annotation in myAnnotatedElement: true
Example 2: