AnnotationHelper (adams-pom 24.9.0-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- adams.core.annotation.AnnotationHelper

```
public class AnnotationHelper
extends Object
```
Helper class around annotations.

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AnnotationHelper()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`getDeprecationWarning(Class cls)`	Generates a deprecation warning if the class is marked as such.
`static boolean`	`hasAnnotation(Class cls, Class annotation)`	Returns whether the class has the specified annotation.
`static boolean`	`isDeprecated(Class cls)`	Returns whether the class is marked as deprecated (`Deprecated` or `DeprecatedClass`).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AnnotationHelper
```
public AnnotationHelper()
```
- Method Detail
  - hasAnnotation
```
public static boolean hasAnnotation(Class cls,
                                    Class annotation)
```
    Returns whether the class has the specified annotation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cls - the class to check for annotation
    
    annotation - the annotation to look for
    
    Returns:
    
    true if annotation is present
  - isDeprecated
```
public static boolean isDeprecated(Class cls)
```
    Returns whether the class is marked as deprecated (Deprecated or DeprecatedClass).
    
    Parameters:
    
    cls - the class to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if marked as deprecated
  - getDeprecationWarning
```
public static String getDeprecationWarning(Class cls)
```
    Generates a deprecation warning if the class is marked as such.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cls - the class to check
    
    Returns:
    
    null if not deprecated, otherwise warning message