e</code></a>s that may be used to read the annotations of the given class or interface as defined
 during container initialization.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Type Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>T</code> - the class or interface</dd>
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>type</code> - the <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Class.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>Class</code></a> object</dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the <a href="Annotat