[forge-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (FORGE-369) Return real annotations from org.jboss.forge.parser.java.AnnotationTarget.getAnnotation

Return real annotations from org.jboss.forge.parser.java.AnnotationTarget.getAnnotation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: FORGE-369 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-369 Project: Forge Issue Type: Enhancement Reporter: Richard Kennard Assignee: Lincoln Baxter III Attachments: AnnotationProxy.java The existing org.jboss.forge.parser.java.Annotation API is a bit unsymmetrical: public Annotation<O> getAnnotation(final Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> type); You ask it for an Object that implements java.lang.annotation.Annotation, but you get back an Object that implements org.jboss.forge.parser.java.Annotation. It would be nice if you got back a 'real' annotation the same as java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement: public <T extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> T getAnnotation(final Class<T> type); This is a little tricky because java.lang.annotation.Annotation is an interface. If it helps, I am using the attached rough code for now.