code: public static Annotation[] getAnnotations(AnnotatedElement annotatedElement) {
  		try {
  			return annotatedElement.getAnnotations();
  		}
  		catch (Exception ex) {
  			// Assuming nested Class values not resolvable within annotation attributes...
  			logIntrospectionFailure(annotatedElement, ex);
  			return null;
  		}
  	}
docs: Get all {@link Annotation Annotations} from the supplied Method, Constructor or Field.
  @param annotatedElement the Method, Constructor or Field to retrieve annotations from
  @return the annotations found, or {@code null} if not resolvable (e.g. because nested
  Class values in annotation attributes failed to resolve at runtime)
  @since 4.0.8