JDK 8 (initial) RFR for JDK-8005294 : Consider default methods for additions to AnnotatedElement

[Joe Darcy]

Hi Joel and Peter,

On 10/24/2013 07:10 AM, Peter Levart wrote:
> Hi Joe,
>
> I see two problems with the implementation in 
> *AnnotatedElementSupport*. The first is the treatment of declared-only 
> annotations where the code returns either directly present or 
> in-directly present repeatable annotations, but not both. So in the 
> following example:
>
> @Ann(1)
> @AnnCont({@Ann(2), @Ann(3)})
>
> it will only return [@Ann(1)], but I think it should return all of 
> them [@Ann(1), @Ann(2), @Ann(3)] - does the spec. define that?
>

[snip]

 From your feedback (and a closer reading of the specifciation), I've 
reworked the specifications and implemenations of the default methods 
for get[Declared]AnnotationsByType:

     http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~darcy/8005294.2/

Tests still need to be written, but this implementation should be much 
closed to what is needed.

Thanks,

-Joe