Modify a class definition's annotation string parameter at runtime

Question

Imagine there is a class:

@Something(someProperty = \"some value\")
public class Foobar {
    //...
}

Which is already compiled (I cannot c

Answer 1

Try this solution for Java 8

public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    final Something oldAnnotation = (Something) Foobar.class.getAnnotations()[0];
    System.out.println("oldAnnotation = " + oldAnnotation.someProperty());
    Annotation newAnnotation = new Something() {

        @Override
        public String someProperty() {
            return "another value";
        }

        @Override
        public Class annotationType() {
            return oldAnnotation.annotationType();
        }
    };
    Method method = Class.class.getDeclaredMethod("annotationData", null);
    method.setAccessible(true);
    Object annotationData = method.invoke(getClass(), null);
    Field declaredAnnotations = annotationData.getClass().getDeclaredField("declaredAnnotations");
    declaredAnnotations.setAccessible(true);
    Map, Annotation> annotations = (Map, Annotation>) declaredAnnotations.get(annotationData);
    annotations.put(Something.class, newAnnotation);

    Something modifiedAnnotation = (Something) Foobar.class.getAnnotations()[0];
    System.out.println("modifiedAnnotation = " + modifiedAnnotation.someProperty());
}

@Something(someProperty = "some value")
public static class Foobar {
}

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@interface Something {
    String someProperty();
}