public < A extends Annotation > A getAnnotationAnywhere ( Class < A > annotationType ) { A anno = getAnnotation ( annotationType ) ; if ( anno == null ) { Class < ? > clazz = ( Class < ? > ) GenericTypeReflector . erase ( type ) ; return clazz . getAnnotation ( annotationType ) ; } else { return anno ; } }
Checks not only the listed annotations but also annotations on the class .