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AJ Program Explaination

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Debugged Program:

import java.lang.annotation.*;
import java.lang.re ect.*;

// De ne the annotation
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@interface myAnno {
String str();
int val();
}

// Class that uses the annotation


class Meta {
// Annotate the method
@myAnno(str = "This is the main method", val = 100)
public static void myMeth() {
System.out.println("Default value is " + 100);
Meta ob = new Meta();
try {
Class<?> c = ob.getClass(); // Use Class<?> instead of raw type Class
Method m = c.getMethod("myMeth");
myAnno anno = m.getAnnotation(myAnno.class); // Use the correct
annotation name
System.out.println(anno.str() + " " + anno.val()); // Add a space for better
formatting
} catch (NoSuchMethodException | SecurityException e) { // Handle
exceptions properly
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

public static void main(String[] args) {


myMeth();
}
}
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General Overview

This Java program demonstrates how to de ne and use custom annotations,


and how to use re ection to access these annotations at runtime.

1. De ne a Custom Annotation: A special kind of marker that can be added


to classes, methods, or other program elements to provide metadata.
2. Apply the Annotation to a Method: Mark a method with the custom
annotation and provide speci c values for its elements.
3. Use Re ection to Read the Annotation: Retrieve and print the annotation
values during the program's execution.

Working

• @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME): This tells Java that our annotation


should be available when the program is running, not just when we're
writing the code.
• @interface myAnno: This is how we de ne our custom annotation named
myAnno.
• String str() and int val(): These are the two pieces of information our
annotation will hold – a text message (str) and a number (val).

We attach our custom annotation myAnno to a method called myMeth in the


Meta class. We ll in the annotation with a message and a number.

@myAnno(str = "This is the main method", val = 100): This annotation is


attached to the myMeth method with the message "This is the main method"
and the number 100.

Re ection :
Re ection is like a tool that lets us look at the code and its annotations while the
program is running.

• Create an Object: Meta ob = new Meta(); creates an instance of the Meta


class.
• Get Class Object: Class<?> c = ob.getClass(); gets the Class object
representing the Meta class.
• Get Method: Method m = c.getMethod("myMeth"); retrieves the myMeth
method.
• Get Annotation: myAnno anno = m.getAnnotation(myAnno.class); retrieves
the myAnno annotation from the myMeth method.
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• Print Values: System.out.println(anno.str() + " " + anno.val()); prints the
values from the annotation.

Output :

Default value is 100


This is the main method 100

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