Hey folks I’m having issues with annotations on an...

# ksp

[jameskleeh]

Hey folks I’m having issues with annotations on annotation members

[jameskleeh]

Basically there is an annotation written in Java with

@Target({ElementType.METHOD})

[jameskleeh]

Intellij complains I can’t put the annotation on the property

[jameskleeh]

So I have to put it on the getter with @getter:AliasFor, however then the annotation is not present on the property itself any longer

[jameskleeh]

So basically my question is how can I get the annotation to be present in KSP on the property itself

[evant]

It should be on property.getter if you do that

[jameskleeh]

Yeah it is, but that isn’t ideal. I would like to change it so the annotation is present on the property itself

[jameskleeh]

I don’t know what Java ElementType target combined with any or no use site target would allow for that

[jameskleeh]

Unfortunately it seems if the annotation is written in Java I have to handle that behavior differently than if the annotation is written in Kotlin

[jameskleeh]

There doesn’t seem to be any Java ElementType target that allows for the annotation to target the property

[philglass]

There isn't - properties aren't a concept that exist in Java. You have to use something Java understands (i.e. method/field/parameter) or convert the annotation to Kotlin.