code: public static boolean isAnnotationInherited(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, Class<?> clazz) {
      return (clazz.isAnnotationPresent(annotationType) && !isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(annotationType, clazz));
    }
docs: Determine whether an annotation for the specified {@code annotationType} is present
  on the supplied {@code clazz} and is {@linkplain java.lang.annotation.Inherited inherited}
  (i.e., not declared locally for the class).
  <p>If the supplied {@code clazz} is an interface, only the interface itself will be checked.
  In accordance with standard meta-annotation semantics, the inheritance hierarchy for interfaces
  will not be traversed. See the {@linkplain java.lang.annotation.Inherited Javadoc} for the
  {@code @Inherited} meta-annotation for further details regarding annotation inheritance.
  @param annotationType the Class object corresponding to the annotation type
  @param clazz the Class object corresponding to the class on which to check for the annotation
  @return {@code true} if an annotation for the specified {@code annotationType} is present
  on the supplied {@code clazz} and is <em>inherited</em>
  @see Class#isAnnotationPresent(Class)
  @see #isAnnotationDeclaredLocally(Class, Class)