Document attribute alias support in AnnotationUtils

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Sam Brannen 2015-06-23 18:38:00 +02:00
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@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
* for meta-annotations with <em>attribute overrides</em> in
* <em>composed annotations</em>, use {@link AnnotatedElementUtils} instead.
*
* <h3>Attribute Aliases</h3>
* <p>All public methods in this class that return annotations, arrays of
* annotations, or {@link AnnotationAttributes} transparently support attribute
* aliases configured via {@link AliasFor @AliasFor}. Consult the various
* {@code synthesizeAnnotation*(..)} methods for details.
*
* <h3>Search Scope</h3>
* <p>The search algorithms used by methods in this class stop searching for
* an annotation once the first annotation of the specified type has been