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| |
| package java.lang.annotation; |
| |
| /** |
| * Annotation retention policy. The constants of this enumerated type |
| * describe the various policies for retaining annotations. They are used |
| * in conjunction with the {@link Retention} meta-annotation type to specify |
| * how long annotations are to be retained. |
| * |
| * @author Joshua Bloch |
| * @since 1.5 |
| */ |
| public enum RetentionPolicy { |
| /** |
| * Annotations are to be discarded by the compiler. |
| */ |
| SOURCE, |
| |
| /** |
| * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler |
| * but need not be retained by the VM at run time. This is the default |
| * behavior. |
| */ |
| CLASS, |
| |
| /** |
| * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler and |
| * retained by the VM at run time, so they may be read reflectively. |
| * |
| * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement |
| */ |
| RUNTIME |
| } |