question: public static < T extends Annotation > T of ( Class < T > type , Object value ) { Method best = null ; for ( Method method : type . getDeclaredMethods ( ) ) { String methodName = method . getName ( ) ; Object def = method . getDefaultValue ( ) ; if ( methodName . equals ( "value" ) && ( def == null ) ) { return of ( type , Map . of ( "value" , value ) ) ; } if ( def == null ) { best = method ; } } if ( best != null ) { return of ( type , Map . of ( best . getName ( ) , value ) ) ; } return of ( type , Map . of ( "value" , value ) ) ; }
target:  Create annotation instance with given values.