See: Description
| Interface | Description |
|---|---|
| Annotation |
The common interface extended by all annotation types.
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| Enum | Description |
|---|---|
| ElementType |
A program element type.
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| RetentionPolicy |
Annotation retention policy.
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| Exception | Description |
|---|---|
| AnnotationTypeMismatchException |
Thrown 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).
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| IncompleteAnnotationException |
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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| Error | Description |
|---|---|
| AnnotationFormatError |
Thrown 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 Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Documented |
Indicates that annotations with a type are to be documented by javadoc
and similar tools by default.
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| Inherited |
Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited.
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| Retention |
Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to
be retained.
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| Target |
Indicates the kinds of program element to which an annotation type
is applicable.
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