v2/jam_old/src/org/apache/xmlbeans/impl/jam_old/JAnnotationDefinition.java

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package org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.jam_old;

//FIXME rename to JAnnotationDefinition

/**
 * Represents the definition of an Annotation.
 *
 * Note that JAnnotationDefinition is a JClass.  In the most typical case,
 * this class is simply a representation of a java.lang.Annotation class,
 * although this should not be assumed.
 *
 * @author Patrick Calahan <pcal@bea.com>
 */
public interface JAnnotationDefinition extends JClass {

  //NOTE the delcarations are also returned as JMethods

  /**
   * Note that the objects in the array returned by this method are exactly
   * the same as those returned by getMethods().
   */
  public JAnnotationMemberDefinition[] getMemberDefinitions();
}