--- old/src/share/classes/sun/reflect/annotation/AnnotationSupport.java	2013-10-27 14:37:23.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/classes/sun/reflect/annotation/AnnotationSupport.java	2013-10-27 14:37:23.000000000 -0700
@@ -175,10 +175,12 @@
     }
 
 
-    /* Reflectively invoke the values-method of the given annotation
-     * (container), cast it to an array of annotations and return the result.
+    /*
+     * Reflectively invoke the values-method of the given annotation
+     * (container), cast it to an array of annotations and return the
+     * result.
      */
-    private static <A extends Annotation> A[] getValueArray(Annotation container) {
+    public static <A extends Annotation> A[] getValueArray(Annotation container) {
         try {
             // According to JLS the container must have an array-valued value
             // method. Get the AnnotationType, get the "value" method and invoke
@@ -199,16 +201,12 @@
             // return-value in the method that call this method.
             @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
             A[] values = (A[]) m.invoke(container);
-
             return values;
-
         } catch (IllegalAccessException    | // couldn't loosen security
                  IllegalArgumentException  | // parameters doesn't match
                  InvocationTargetException | // the value method threw an exception
                  ClassCastException e) {
-
             throw invalidContainerException(container, e);
-
         }
     }