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    014
    015package org.apache.tapestry5.ioc;
    016
    017import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
    018
    019/**
    020 * A source of annotations. This interface is used to mask where the annotations come from (for example, from a Method,
    021 * a Class, or some other source).
    022 */
    023public interface AnnotationProvider
    024{
    025    /**
    026     * Searches for the specified annotation, returning the matching annotation instance.
    027     *
    028     * @param <T>
    029     * @param annotationClass used to select the annotation to return
    030     * @return the annotation, or null if not found
    031     */
    032    <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass);
    033}