src/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/AccessibleObject.java

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      public <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) {
          throw new AssertionError("All subclasses should override this method");
      }
  
      /**
+      * {@inheritDoc}
+      * @throws NullPointerException {@inheritDoc}
+      * @since 1.5
+      */
+     @Override
+     public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) {
+         return AnnotatedElement.super.isAnnotationPresent(annotationClass);
+     }
+ 
+    /**
       * @throws NullPointerException {@inheritDoc}
       * @since 1.8
       */
      @Override
      public <T extends Annotation> T[] getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) {