A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
Java lacks an elegant way to access the annotations for the current method significantly reducing usefulness of these.


JUSTIFICATION :
In contrast it is relatively easy to access annotation on classes. e.g.

final Class<? extends AnnotatedClass> annotatedClass = this.getClass();
final Annotation annotation = annotatedClass.getAnnotation(MyAnnotation.class);


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -

Method method = System.instructionPointer().getMethodName()
MyAnnotation annotation = method .getAnnotation(MyAnnotation.class);
MyAnnotationValueType value = annotation.attribute();

--- and/or ---

ExecutionContext executionContext = Thread.currentThread().executionContext().
Method method = executionContext.getCurrentMethod()
MyAnnotation annotation = method .getAnnotation(MyAnnotation.class);
MyAnnotationValueType value = annotation.attribute();
// or perhaps the fill list of methods.
Method[] methods = executionContext.getMethodStack()

MyAnnotation annotation = method .getAnnotation(MyAnnotation.class);
MyAnnotationValueType value = annotation.attribute();


CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :

The following is a minimal code example or what is currently needed to get annotations for the current method. It's functionality is opaque, converluted and inelegant.

    public static String getTestName() {

        StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();

        Method testMethod = findTestMethod(stackTrace);

        AutomatedTestName automatedTestName = testMethod
                .getAnnotation(AutomatedTestName.class);

        return automatedTestName.value() == null ? EXPECTED_TEST_NAME
                : automatedTestName.value();
    }

    /**
     * Find test method.
     *
     * @param stackTrace the stack trace
     * @return the method
     */
    private static Method findTestMethod(final StackTraceElement[] stackTrace) {
        Method testMethod = null;

        try {
            for (StackTraceElement stackTraceElement : stackTrace)
            {
                String candidateClassName = stackTraceElement.getClassName();
                Class<?> candidateClass = Class.forName(candidateClassName);

                if (candidateClass
                        .isAnnotationPresent(AutomatedTestScript.class)) {
                    Class<?> anAnnotatedClass = candidateClass;

                    String candidateMethodName = stackTraceElement
                            .getMethodName();

                    Method[] methods = anAnnotatedClass.getMethods();
                    for (Method method : methods) {
                        if (method.getName().equals(candidateMethodName))
                        {
                            if (method.isAnnotationPresent(Test.class))
                            {
                                if (method
                                        .isAnnotationPresent(AutomatedTestName.class))
                                {
                                    testMethod = method;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException classNotFoundException) {
            classNotFoundException.printStackTrace();
            throw new RuntimeException(classNotFoundException);
        } catch (SecurityException securityException) {
            securityException.printStackTrace();
            throw new RuntimeException(securityException);
        }
        return testMethod;
    }