Repeatable (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

@Documented
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface Repeatable
The annotation type java.lang.annotation.Repeatable is used to indicate that the annotation type whose declaration it (meta-)annotates is repeatable. The value of@Repeatable indicates the containing annotation type for the repeatable annotation type.
Since:
1.8
See The Java™ Language Specification:
9.6 Annotation Types, 9.7 Annotations

• • Required Element Summary

  Required Elements

  Modifier and Type	Required Element	Description
  Class<? extends Annotation>	value	Indicates the containing annotation type for the repeatable annotation type.

• • Element Detail

     * #### value  
     public abstract [Class](../../../java/lang/Class.html "class in java.lang")<? extends [Annotation](../../../java/lang/annotation/Annotation.html "interface in java.lang.annotation")> value  
     Indicates the _containing annotation type_ for the repeatable annotation type.  
     Returns:  
     the containing annotation type

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