io.micronaut.core.annotation

Annotation Type TypeHint

@Target(value={ANNOTATION_TYPE,TYPE})
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface TypeHint

The type hint annotation is a general annotation that can be used on interfaces to provide additional information about types used at runtime. This can aid ahead of time compilation tools like Graal.

Since:

1.0

Author:

graemerocher

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
TypeHint.AccessType[]	accessType Describes the access.
String[]	typeNames
Class[]	value

Element Detail

value

public abstract Class[] value

Returns:

The types to provide a hint

Default:

{}

accessType

public abstract TypeHint.AccessType[] accessType

Describes the access.

Returns:

The access type

Default:

io.micronaut.core.annotation.TypeHint.AccessType.ALL_DECLARED_CONSTRUCTORS

typeNames

public abstract String[] typeNames

Returns:

The type names

Default:

{}