java.lang.annotation (JDK 1.6)

Package: java.lang.annotation

Author(s)

Josh Bloch

Since

1.5

Version

1.1, 04/30/04

Serial

Description

Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.

See also:

Annotation View Source	The common interface extended by all annotation types.
AnnotationFormatError View Source	Thrown when the annotation parser attempts to read an annotation from a class file and determines that the annotation is malformed.
AnnotationTypeMismatchException View Source	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).
Documented View Source	Indicates that annotations with a type are to be documented by javadoc and similar tools by default.
ElementType View Source	A program element type.
IncompleteAnnotationException View Source	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).
Inherited View Source	Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited.
Retention View Source	Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to be retained.
RetentionPolicy View Source	Annotation retention policy.
Target View Source	Indicates the kinds of program element to which an annotation type is applicable.