--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Executable.java	Sat Jan 26 16:57:02 2013 +0000
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Executable.java	Tue Jan 29 10:32:49 2013 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 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
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import sun.reflect.annotation.AnnotationParser;
 import sun.reflect.annotation.AnnotationSupport;
+import sun.reflect.annotation.TypeAnnotationParser;
+import sun.reflect.annotation.TypeAnnotation;
 import sun.reflect.generics.repository.ConstructorRepository;
 
 /**
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
      * Accessor method to allow code sharing
      */
     abstract byte[] getAnnotationBytes();
+    abstract byte[] getTypeAnnotationBytes();
 
     /**
      * Does the Executable have generic information.
@@ -470,4 +473,86 @@
         return declaredAnnotations;
     }
 
+
+    /* Helper for subclasses of Executable.
+     *
+     * Returns an AnnotatedType object that represents the use of a type to
+     * specify the return type of the method/constructor represented by this
+     * Executable.
+     *
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    AnnotatedType getAnnotatedReturnType0(Type returnType) {
+        return TypeAnnotationParser.buildAnnotatedType(getTypeAnnotationBytes(),
+                                                       sun.misc.SharedSecrets.getJavaLangAccess().
+                                                           getConstantPool(getDeclaringClass()),
+                                                       this,
+                                                       getDeclaringClass(),
+                                                       returnType,
+                                                       TypeAnnotation.TypeAnnotationTarget.METHOD_RETURN_TYPE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an AnnotatedType object that represents the use of a type to
+     * specify the receiver type of the method/constructor represented by this
+     * Executable. The receiver type of a method/constructor is available only
+     * if the method/constructor declares a formal parameter called 'this'.
+     *
+     * Returns null if this Executable represents a constructor or instance
+     * method that either declares no formal parameter called 'this', or
+     * declares a formal parameter called 'this' with no annotations on its
+     * type.
+     *
+     * Returns null if this Executable represents a static method.
+     *
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public AnnotatedType getAnnotatedReceiverType() {
+        return TypeAnnotationParser.buildAnnotatedType(getTypeAnnotationBytes(),
+                                                       sun.misc.SharedSecrets.getJavaLangAccess().
+                                                           getConstantPool(getDeclaringClass()),
+                                                       this,
+                                                       getDeclaringClass(),
+                                                       getDeclaringClass(),
+                                                       TypeAnnotation.TypeAnnotationTarget.METHOD_RECEIVER_TYPE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of AnnotatedType objects that represent the use of
+     * types to specify formal parameter types of the method/constructor
+     * represented by this Executable. The order of the objects in the array
+     * corresponds to the order of the formal parameter types in the
+     * declaration of the method/constructor.
+     *
+     * Returns an array of length 0 if the method/constructor declares no
+     * parameters.
+     *
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public AnnotatedType[] getAnnotatedParameterTypes() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not yet");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an array of AnnotatedType objects that represent the use of
+     * types to specify the declared exceptions of the method/constructor
+     * represented by this Executable. The order of the objects in the array
+     * corresponds to the order of the exception types in the declaration of
+     * the method/constructor.
+     *
+     * Returns an array of length 0 if the method/constructor declares no
+     * exceptions.
+     *
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public AnnotatedType[] getAnnotatedExceptionTypes() {
+        return TypeAnnotationParser.buildAnnotatedTypes(getTypeAnnotationBytes(),
+                                                        sun.misc.SharedSecrets.getJavaLangAccess().
+                                                            getConstantPool(getDeclaringClass()),
+                                                        this,
+                                                        getDeclaringClass(),
+                                                        getGenericExceptionTypes(),
+                                                        TypeAnnotation.TypeAnnotationTarget.THROWS);
+    }
+
 }