Module java.base
Package java.lang.annotation
Provides library support for the Java programming language
annotation facility.
- Since:
- 1.5
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EnumDescriptionThe constants of this enumerated type provide a simple classification of the syntactic locations where annotations may appear in a Java program.Annotation retention policy.
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ExceptionDescriptionThrown to indicate that a program has attempted to access an element of an annotation whose type has changed after the annotation was compiled (or serialized).Thrown to indicate that a program has attempted to access an element of an annotation type that was added to the annotation type definition after the annotation was compiled (or serialized).
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ErrorDescriptionThrown when the annotation parser attempts to read an annotation from a class file and determines that the annotation is malformed.
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Annotation TypeDescriptionIf the annotation
@Documented
is present on the declaration of an annotation type A, then any@A
annotation on an element is considered part of the element's public contract.Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited.Indicates that a field defining a constant value may be referenced from native code.The annotation typejava.lang.annotation.Repeatable
is used to indicate that the annotation type whose declaration it (meta-)annotates is repeatable.Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to be retained.Indicates the contexts in which an annotation type is applicable.