| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| org.springframework.core.annotation | Core support package for annotations, meta-annotations, and merged
 annotations with attribute overrides. | 
| org.springframework.core.type | Core support package for type introspection. | 
| org.springframework.core.type.classreading | Support classes for reading annotation and class-level metadata. | 
| Class and Description | 
|---|
| AnnotationAttributes LinkedHashMapsubclass representing annotation attribute
 key-value pairs as read byAnnotationUtils,AnnotatedElementUtils, and Spring's reflection- and ASM-basedAnnotationMetadataimplementations. | 
| AnnotationAwareOrderComparator AnnotationAwareOrderComparatoris an extension ofOrderComparatorthat supports Spring'sOrderedinterface as well as the@Orderand@Priorityannotations, with an order value provided by anOrderedinstance overriding a statically defined annotation value (if any). | 
| AnnotationFilter Callback interface that can be used to filter specific annotation types. | 
| MergedAnnotation A single merged annotation returned from a  MergedAnnotationscollection. | 
| MergedAnnotation.Adapt Adaptations that can be applied to attribute values when creating
 Maps or
  AnnotationAttributes. | 
| MergedAnnotations | 
| MergedAnnotations.SearchStrategy Search strategies supported by
  MergedAnnotations.from(AnnotatedElement, SearchStrategy). | 
| MergedAnnotationSelector Strategy interface used to select between two  MergedAnnotationinstances. | 
| RepeatableContainers Strategy used to determine annotations that act as containers for other
 annotations. | 
| SynthesizingMethodParameter A  MethodParametervariant which synthesizes annotations that
 declare attribute aliases via@AliasFor. | 
| Class and Description | 
|---|
| MergedAnnotations | 
| Class and Description | 
|---|
| AnnotationAttributes LinkedHashMapsubclass representing annotation attribute
 key-value pairs as read byAnnotationUtils,AnnotatedElementUtils, and Spring's reflection- and ASM-basedAnnotationMetadataimplementations. | 
| MergedAnnotations |