JavaTM 2 Platform Std. Ed. v1.6.0
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 to
RetentionPolicy.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
value
public abstract RetentionPolicy value
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