--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/ReflectAccess.java	2013-01-17 16:42:36.261392935 +0100
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/ReflectAccess.java	2013-01-17 16:42:36.037388494 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2001, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@
         return c.getRawParameterAnnotations();
     }
 
+    public byte[] getExecutableTypeAnnotationBytes(Executable ex) {
+        return ex.getTypeAnnotationBytes();
+    }
+
     //
     // Copying routines, needed to quickly fabricate new Field,
     // Method, and Constructor objects from templates