* @return the value of the annotation element
     */
    protected static Object getProperty(final BeanDesc beanDesc, final Annotation annotation, final String name) {
        final MethodDesc methodDesc = beanDesc.getMethodDescNoException(name);
        if (methodDesc == null) {
            return null;
        }
        final Object value = methodDesc.invoke(annotation);
        if (value == null || "".equals(value)) {
            return null;

        final BeanDesc beanDesc = new BeanDescImpl(MyBean.class);
        MethodDesc methodDesc = beanDesc.getMethodDescNoException("getAaa");
        assertThat(methodDesc, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(methodDesc.getMethodName(), is("getAaa"));
        methodDesc = beanDesc.getMethodDescNoException("getaaa");
        assertThat(methodDesc, is(nullValue()));
    }

    /**
     * @throws Exception
     */

        final MethodDesc methodDesc = getMethodDescNoException(methodName, paramTypes);
        if (methodDesc != null) {
            return methodDesc;
        }
        throw new MethodNotFoundRuntimeException(beanClass, methodName, paramTypes);
    }

    @Override
    public MethodDesc getMethodDescNoException(final String methodName, final Class<?>... paramTypes) {

     * @param paramTypes
     *            The array of parameter types for the method
     * @return The {@link MethodDesc} that matches the given parameter types
     */
    MethodDesc getMethodDescNoException(String methodName, Class<?>... paramTypes);

    /**
     * Returns the {@link MethodDesc} that matches the given arguments.
     *
     * @param methodName