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3    *
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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16  package com.atlassian.jira.rest.client.annotation;
17  
18  import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
19  
20  public class Annotations {
21  	public static <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotationIncludingParents(final Class<?> aClass, final Class<T> annotationClass) {
22  		Class<?> classToScan = aClass;
23  		while (classToScan != null) {
24  			if (classToScan.isAnnotationPresent(annotationClass)) {
25  				return classToScan.getAnnotation(annotationClass);
26  			}
27  			classToScan = classToScan.getSuperclass();
28  		}
29  		return null;
30  	}
31  }