Phillip Webb e386e53f92 Use less confusing MergedAnnotation method names ...

Rename some `MergedAnnotation` methods to prevent using parent/child
terminology, specifically:

	`getDepth()` has been renamed `getDistance()`
	`getParent()` has been renamed `getMetaSource()`
	`getTypeHierarchy()` has been renamed `getMetaTypes()`

The parent child naming was particularly confusing given that the
parent/child relationships were inverted from the way that a lot of
users think about meta-annotations. For example, a `@RequestMapping`
having a parent of `@GetMapping` feels odd given that `@GetMapping`
is the thing declaring the meta-annotation relationship.

The new method names are designed to align more closely with existing
terms. For example, `getMetaSource` hints at the relationship with
`isMetaAnnotated` and `getSource`.

Closes gh-22946

2019-05-26 13:15:59 -07:00

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org/springframework

Use less confusing MergedAnnotation method names

2019-05-26 13:15:59 -07:00