Retention (Java Platform SE 6) (original) (raw)
java.lang.annotation
Annotation Type Retention
@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 Target meta-annotation has effect only if the meta-annotated type is use 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 | |
|---|---|
| RetentionPolicy | value |
| Element Detail |
|---|
value
public abstract RetentionPolicy value
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