Method Detail

• buildClassInfo

  public static ClassInfo buildClassInfo​(java.lang.Class<?> type)
                                  throws MappingException

  Builds a new ClassInfo describing the given Class. Annotations for the class and its fields are read using the TargetAwareAnnotationProcessingServices defined by #setClassAnnotationProcessingService(TargetAwareAnnotationProcessingService) and #setFieldAnnotationProcessingService(TargetAwareAnnotationProcessingService) . The information is stored in the ClassInfo and its related FieldInfos.

  Parameters:

  type - The Class Object representing the Class that shall be described.

  Returns:

  a new ClassInfo describing the given Class or null if the given type was not describable.

  Throws:

  MappingException - if annotation placement is invalid (field and property access for the same field) or if composite keys are used!