public boolean hasRuntimeRetention() {
Map<String, ? extends AnnotationMirror> types =
getHelper().getAnnotationsByType(getElement().getAnnotationMirrors());
AnnotationMirror retention = types.get(Retention.class.getCanonicalName());
if (retention == null) {
handleNoRetention();
return false;
}
AnnotationParser parser = AnnotationParser.create(getHelper());
parser.expectEnumConstant(
AnnotationUtil.VALUE,
getHelper().resolveType(RetentionPolicy.class.getCanonicalName()),
null);
String retentionPolicy = parser.parse(retention).get(AnnotationUtil.VALUE, String.class);
return RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME.toString().equals(retentionPolicy);
}