https://github.com/FasterXML/java-classmate: Library for introspecting types with full generic information including resolving of field and method types. (fasterxml.com)
  • Tatu Saloranta
  • Brian Langel 
package com.fasterxml.classmate;


Enumeration that defines different settings for handling behavior
of individual annotations

/**
 * Enumeration that defines different settings for handling behavior
 * of individual annotations
 */
public enum AnnotationInclusion
{
    
Value that indicates that annotation is to be ignored, not included
in resolved bean information.
Applicable to all member types.

/**
     * Value that indicates that annotation is to be ignored, not included
     * in resolved bean information.
     * Applicable to all member types.
     */
    DONT_INCLUDE,

    
Value that indicates that annotation is to be included in results, but
only if directly associated with included member (or attached mix-in);
will not inherit from supertypes.
Applicable only to member methods; if used with other members will
mean basic inclusion.

/**
     * Value that indicates that annotation is to be included in results, but
     * only if directly associated with included member (or attached mix-in);
     * will not inherit from supertypes.
     * Applicable only to member methods; if used with other members will
     * mean basic inclusion.
     */
    INCLUDE_BUT_DONT_INHERIT,

    
Value that indicates that annotation is to be included in results, and values from overridden members are inherited only if the annotation is marked with the Inherited annotation. Applicable only to member methods; if used with other members will mean basic inclusion. 
/**
     * Value that indicates that annotation is to be included in results, and
     * values from overridden members are inherited only if the annotation is
     * marked with the {@link java.lang.annotation.Inherited} annotation.
     * Applicable only to member methods; if used with other members will
     * mean basic inclusion.
     */
    INCLUDE_AND_INHERIT_IF_INHERITED,

    
Value that indicates that annotation is to be included in results; and
values from overridden members are also inherited if not overridden
by members of subtypes.
Note that inheritance only matters with member methods; for other types
it just means "include".

/**
     * Value that indicates that annotation is to be included in results; and
     * values from overridden members are also inherited if not overridden
     * by members of subtypes.
     * Note that inheritance only matters with member methods; for other types
     * it just means "include".
     */
    INCLUDE_AND_INHERIT
    ;

}