getAnnotations
private java.lang.annotation.Annotation[] getAnnotations(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement element)
Utility method to get around some errors caused by
interactions between the Equinox class loaders and
the OpenJPA transformation process. There is a window
where the OpenJPA transformation process can cause
an annotation being processed to get defined in a
classloader during the actual defineClass call for
that very class (e.g., recursively). This results in
a LinkageError exception. If we see one of these,
retry the request. Since the annotation will be
defined on the second pass, this should succeed. If
we get a second exception, then it's likely some
other problem.
- Parameters:
element
- The AnnotatedElement we need information for.
- Returns:
- An array of the Annotations defined on the element.