Reflection and annotation changes - java 1.8 features

With type annotations, annotations can be written in more places, such as generic type arguments like List<@Nullable String>. This enhances error detection by static analysis tools, which will strengthen and refine Java's built-in type system.

• AnnotatedArrayType
• AnnotatedElement.getAnnotationsByType(Class)
• AnnotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class)
• AnnotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class)
• AnnotatedParameterizedType
• AnnotatedType
• AnnotatedTypeVariable
• AnnotatedWildcardType
• Class.getAnnotatedInterfaces()
• Class.getAnnotatedSuperclass()
• Class.getTypeName()
• Class.toGenericString()
• Executable
• Field.getAnnotatedType()
• Method.isDefault()
• Modifier.parameterModifiers()
• Parameter - with parameter.getName(), etc.
• Native
• Repeatable
• Type.getTypeName()
• TypeVariable.getAnnotatedBounds()

Annotations are allowed in more places, e.g. List<@Nullable String>. The biggest impact of this is likely to be for static analysis tools such as Sonar and FindBugs.