Withdrawn: JDK-8267936: PreserveAllAnnotations option doesn't expose the annotation to Java code
Jaroslav Tulach
github.com+26887752+jaroslavtulach at openjdk.java.net
Tue Jun 1 09:37:22 UTC 2021
On Fri, 28 May 2021 12:56:39 GMT, Jaroslav Tulach <github.com+26887752+JaroslavTulach at openjdk.org> wrote:
> This PR exposes runtime invisible annotations via `Class.getAnnotation` when `-XX:+PreserveAllAnnotations` option is passed to the JVM.
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> Existing `-XX:+PreserveAllAnnotations` option can be very useful for code that needs to access annotations with `RetentionPolicy.CLASS` without the need to parse the .class files manually. While the RuntimeInvisibleAnnotations are kept in the runtime, they are not visible via java.lang.reflect API. I assume that's just an omission.
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> This PR provides a new test and a fix to make `Class.getAnnotation(...)` useful when `-XX:+PreserveAllAnnotations` option is on.
This pull request has been closed without being integrated.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/4245
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