public
final
enum
RetentionPolicy
extends Enum<RetentionPolicy>
java.lang.Object | ||
↳ | java.lang.Enum<java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy> | |
↳ | java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy |
Annotation retention policy. The constants of this enumerated type
describe the various policies for retaining annotations. They are used
in conjunction with the Retention
meta-annotation type to specify
how long annotations are to be retained.
Enum values | |
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RetentionPolicy |
CLASS
Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler but need not be retained by the VM at run time. |
RetentionPolicy |
RUNTIME
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. |
RetentionPolicy |
SOURCE
Annotations are to be discarded by the compiler. |
Public methods | |
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static
RetentionPolicy
|
valueOf(String name)
|
static
final
RetentionPolicy[]
|
values()
|
Inherited methods | |
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From
class
java.lang.Enum
| |
From
class
java.lang.Object
| |
From
interface
java.lang.Comparable
|
RetentionPolicy CLASS
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.
RetentionPolicy RUNTIME
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 also:
RetentionPolicy valueOf (String name)
Parameters | |
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name |
String
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Returns | |
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RetentionPolicy |