Package org.kohsuke.args4j.spi

## Class AnnotationImpl

- java.lang.Object
- - org.kohsuke.args4j.spi.AnnotationImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `java.lang.annotation.Annotation`

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `ArgumentImpl`, `OptionImpl`

    public abstract class AnnotationImpl
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.lang.annotation.Annotation

Base class for the @Option and @Argument implementation classes.

Author:
  Jan Materne

### Field Summary

Fields
`java.lang.String[]` `aliases`
`java.lang.Class<? extends OptionHandler>` `handler`
`boolean` `help`
`boolean` `hidden`
`int` `index`
`java.lang.String` `metaVar`
`boolean` `multiValued`
`boolean` `required`
`java.lang.String` `usage`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
`protected` `AnnotationImpl​(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType)`
`protected` `AnnotationImpl​(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType, ConfigElement ce)`

### Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
`java.lang.String[]` `aliases()`
`java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>` `annotationType()`
`java.lang.Class<? extends OptionHandler>` `handler()`
`boolean` `help()`
`boolean` `hidden()`
`int` `index()`
`java.lang.String` `metaVar()`
`boolean` `multiValued()`
`boolean` `required()`
`java.lang.String` `usage()`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

### Methods inherited from interface java.lang.annotation.Annotation

`equals, hashCode, toString`

### Field Detail

#### aliases

    public java.lang.String[] aliases

#### handler

    public java.lang.Class<? extends OptionHandler> handler

#### metaVar

    public java.lang.String metaVar

#### multiValued

    public boolean multiValued

#### required

    public boolean required

#### help

    public boolean help

#### hidden

    public boolean hidden

#### usage

    public java.lang.String usage

#### index

    public int index

### Constructor Detail

#### AnnotationImpl

    protected AnnotationImpl​(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType)

#### AnnotationImpl

    protected AnnotationImpl​(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType,
                             ConfigElement ce)
                      throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Throws:
  `java.lang.ClassNotFoundException`

### Method Detail

#### aliases

    public java.lang.String[] aliases()

#### handler

    public java.lang.Class<? extends OptionHandler> handler()

#### metaVar

    public java.lang.String metaVar()

#### multiValued

    public boolean multiValued()

#### required

    public boolean required()

#### help

    public boolean help()

#### hidden

    public boolean hidden()

#### usage

    public java.lang.String usage()

#### annotationType

    public java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType()

Specified by:
  `annotationType` in interface `java.lang.annotation.Annotation`

#### index

    public int index()