Java Reflection - Field.getDeclaredAnnotations() Examples

package com.logicbig.example.field;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class GetDeclaredAnnotationsExample {
    @Deprecated
    private int anInt;

    public static void main(String... args) throws NoSuchFieldException {
        Field field = GetDeclaredAnnotationsExample.class.getDeclaredField("anInt");
        Annotation[] declaredAnnotations = field.getDeclaredAnnotations();
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(declaredAnnotations));

        /**
         * field.getAnnotations() does the same thing. Field does not override getAnnotations() method
         * from AccessibleObject.java, which forwards call to getDeclaredAnnotations()
         */
        Annotation[] annotations = field.getAnnotations();
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(annotations));
    }
}