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| |
| package java.lang.annotation; |
| |
| /** |
| * Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited. If |
| * an Inherited meta-annotation is present on an annotation type |
| * declaration, and the user queries the annotation type on a class |
| * declaration, and the class declaration has no annotation for this type, |
| * then the class's superclass will automatically be queried for the |
| * annotation type. This process will be repeated until an annotation for this |
| * type is found, or the top of the class hierarchy (Object) |
| * is reached. If no superclass has an annotation for this type, then |
| * the query will indicate that the class in question has no such annotation. |
| * |
| * <p>Note that this meta-annotation type has no effect if the annotated |
| * type is used to annotate anything other than a class. Note also |
| * that this meta-annotation only causes annotations to be inherited |
| * from superclasses; annotations on implemented interfaces have no |
| * effect. |
| * |
| * @author Joshua Bloch |
| * @since 1.5 |
| * @jls 9.6.3.3 @Inherited |
| */ |
| @Documented |
| @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) |
| @Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE) |
| public @interface Inherited { |
| } |
