diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/Annotations.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/Annotations.java
index c17a6d2..6773b23 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/Annotations.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/Annotations.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017 - 2019 Volker Berlin (i-net software)
+ * Copyright 2017 - 2021 Volker Berlin (i-net software)
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -36,39 +36,59 @@ public class Annotations {
      *             if an I/O error occurs
      * @return the map of the annotation names to its attributes
      */
-    static Map<String,Map<String,Object>> read( DataInputStream input, ConstantPool constantPool ) throws IOException {
-        Map<String,Map<String,Object>> annotations = new HashMap<>();
+    static Map<String, Map<String, Object>> read( DataInputStream input, ConstantPool constantPool ) throws IOException {
+        Map<String, Map<String, Object>> annotations = new HashMap<>();
         int count = input.readUnsignedShort();
         for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ ) {
             String className = (String)constantPool.get( input.readUnsignedShort() );
             className = className.substring( 1, className.length() - 1 ).replace( '/', '.' ); // has the form: "Lcom/package/ClassName;"
-            Map<String,Object> valuePairs = new HashMap<>();
+            Map<String, Object> valuePairs = new HashMap<>();
             annotations.put( className, valuePairs );
 
             int valuePairCount = input.readUnsignedShort();
             for( int p = 0; p < valuePairCount; p++ ) {
                 String key = (String)constantPool.get( input.readUnsignedShort() );
-                int type = input.readUnsignedByte();
-                Object value;
-                switch( type ) {
-                    case 'B':
-                    case 'C':
-                    case 'D':
-                    case 'F':
-                    case 'I':
-                    case 'J':
-                    case 'S':
-                    case 'Z':
-                    case 's':
-                        value = constantPool.get( input.readUnsignedShort() );
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        // TODO other possible values for type: e c @ [
-                        throw new IOException( "Unknown annotation value type pool type: " + type );
-                }
+                Object value = readElementValue( input, constantPool );
                 valuePairs.put( key, value );
             }
         }
         return annotations;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Read a single element value
+     * 
+     * @param input
+     *            the stream of the RuntimeInvisibleAnnotations attribute
+     * @param constantPool
+     *            the ConstantPool of the class
+     * @return the value
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             if an I/O error occurs
+     */
+    private static Object readElementValue( DataInputStream input, ConstantPool constantPool ) throws IOException {
+        int type = input.readUnsignedByte();
+        switch( type ) {
+            case 'B':
+            case 'C':
+            case 'D':
+            case 'F':
+            case 'I':
+            case 'J':
+            case 'S':
+            case 'Z':
+            case 's':
+                return constantPool.get( input.readUnsignedShort() );
+            case '[':
+                int count = input.readUnsignedShort();
+                Object[] values = new Object[count];
+                for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ ) {
+                    values[i] = readElementValue( input, constantPool );
+                }
+                return values;
+            default:
+                // TODO other possible values for type: e c @
+                throw new IOException( "Unknown annotation value type pool type: " + type );
+        }
+    }
 }