Retention (Java Platform SE 7 ) (original) (raw)

@Documented
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface Retention
Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to be retained. If no Retention annotation is present on an annotation type declaration, the retention policy defaults toRetentionPolicy.CLASS.
A Retention meta-annotation has effect only if the meta-annotated type is used directly for annotation. It has no effect if the meta-annotated type is used as a member type in another annotation type.
Since:
1.5

• • Required Element Summary

  Required Elements

  Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
  RetentionPolicy	value

• • Element Detail

     * #### value  
     public abstract [RetentionPolicy](../../../java/lang/annotation/RetentionPolicy.html "enum in java.lang.annotation") value

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