(ann) Class.getAnnotation return null but the annotation is present

Name: gm110360 Date: 04/26/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
getAnnotation() return null and not the annotation
as it should be.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
run the class VersionTest

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
1.1
1.0
ACTUAL -
1.1
java.lang.NullPointerException
at VersionTest.main(VersionTest.java:30)
Exception in thread "main"

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
java.lang.NullPointerException
at VersionTest.main(VersionTest.java:30)
Exception in thread "main"

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
/*
 * Created on 26 avr. 2004
 *
 */

import java.lang.annotation.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

/**
 * @author remi
 *
 */
@Version("1.1")
public class VersionTest {
  
  @Retention(RUNTIME)
  @Version("1.0")
  public @interface Version {
    String value();
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    
    /*for(Annotation ann:Version.class.getAnnotations())
      System.out.println(ann);*/
    
    System.out.println(VersionTest.class.getAnnotation(Version.class).value());
    
    System.out.println(Version.class.getAnnotation(Version.class).value());
   
  }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
use Version.class.getAnnotations() first !!
(Incident Review ID: 259841)
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