java.lang.Package.isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) java.lang.Package.hashCode() java.lang.Package.isCompatibleWith(String desired) java.lang.Package.isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) package com.codingdict; import java.lang.annotation.Retention; import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy; import java.lang.reflect.Method; // declare a new annotation @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) @interface Demo { String str(); int val(); } public class PackageDemo { // set values for the annotation @Demo(str = "Demo Annotation", val = 100) // a method to call in the main public static void example() { PackageDemo ob = new PackageDemo(); try { Class c = ob.getClass(); // get the method example Method m = c.getMethod("example"); // get the annotation for class Demo Demo annotation = m.getAnnotation(Demo.class); // print the annotation System.out.println(annotation.str() + " " + annotation.val()); } catch (NoSuchMethodException exc) { exc.printStackTrace(); } } public static void main(String args[]) { example(); Package[] pack = Package.getPackages(); // check if annotation hello exists for (int i = 0; i < pack.length; i++) { System.out.println("" + pack[i].isAnnotationPresent(Demo.class)); } } } java.lang.Package.hashCode() java.lang.Package.isCompatibleWith(String desired)