package com.journaldev.annotations;
 
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
@Documented
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Inherited
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
  public @interface MethodInfo{
  String author() default 'Pankaj';
  String date();
  int revision() default 1;
  String comments();
}

package com.journaldev.annotations;
 
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
 
public class AnnotationExample {
 
public static void main(String[] args) {
}
 
@Override
@MethodInfo(author = 'Pankaj', comments = 'Main method', date = 'Nov 17 2012', revision = 1)
public String toString() {
  return 'Overriden toString method';
}
 
@Deprecated
@MethodInfo(comments = 'deprecated method', date = 'Nov 17 2012')
public static void oldMethod() {
  System.out.println('old method, don't use it.');
}
 
@SuppressWarnings({ 'unchecked', 'deprecation' })
@MethodInfo(author = 'Pankaj', comments = 'Main method', date = 'Nov 17 2012', revision = 10)
public static void genericsTest() throws FileNotFoundException {
  List l = new ArrayList();
  l.add('abc');
  oldMethod();
}
 
}

package com.journaldev.annotations;
 
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
public class AnnotationParsing {
 
public static void main(String[] args) {
  try {
  for (Method method : AnnotationParsing.class
    .getClassLoader()
    .loadClass(('com.journaldev.annotations.AnnotationExample'))
    .getMethods()) {
    // checks if MethodInfo annotation is present for the method
    if (method.isAnnotationPresent(com.journaldev.annotations.MethodInfo.class)) {
      try {
    // iterates all the annotations available in the method
        for (Annotation anno : method.getDeclaredAnnotations()) {
          System.out.println('Annotation in Method ''+ method + '' : ' + anno);
          }
        MethodInfo methodAnno = method.getAnnotation(MethodInfo.class);
        if (methodAnno.revision() == 1) {
          System.out.println('Method with revision no 1 = '+ method);
          }
 
      } catch (Throwable ex) {
          ex.printStackTrace();
          }
    }
  }
  } catch (SecurityException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
     }
  }
 
}

Annotation in Method 'public java.lang.String com.journaldev.annotations.AnnotationExample.toString()' : @com.journaldev.annotations.MethodInfo(author=Pankaj, revision=1, comments=Main method, date=Nov 17 2012)
Method with revision no 1 = public java.lang.String com.journaldev.annotations.AnnotationExample.toString()
Annotation in Method 'public static void com.journaldev.annotations.AnnotationExample.oldMethod()' : @java.lang.Deprecated()
Annotation in Method 'public static void com.journaldev.annotations.AnnotationExample.oldMethod()' : @com.journaldev.annotations.MethodInfo(author=Pankaj, revision=1, comments=deprecated method, date=Nov 17 2012)
Method with revision no 1 = public static void com.journaldev.annotations.AnnotationExample.oldMethod()
Annotation in Method 'public static void com.journaldev.annotations.AnnotationExample.genericsTest