Package java.lang.annotation

package java.lang.annotation
Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.
Since:
1.5
  • Class
    Description
    Annotation
    The common interface extended by all annotation interfaces.
    AnnotationFormatError
    Thrown when the annotation parser attempts to read an annotation from a class file and determines that the annotation is malformed.
    AnnotationTypeMismatchException
    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
    If the annotation @Documented is present on the declaration of an annotation interface A, then any @A annotation on an element is considered part of the element's public contract.
    ElementType
    The constants of this enumerated class provide a simple classification of the syntactic locations where annotations may appear in a Java program.
    IncompleteAnnotationException
    Thrown to indicate that a program has attempted to access an element of an annotation interface that was added to the annotation interface definition after the annotation was compiled (or serialized).
    Inherited
    Indicates that an annotation interface is automatically inherited.
    Native
    Indicates that a field defining a constant value may be referenced from native code.
    Repeatable
    The annotation interface java.lang.annotation.Repeatable is used to indicate that the annotation interface whose declaration it (meta-)annotates is repeatable.
    Retention
    Indicates how long annotations with the annotated interface are to be retained.
    RetentionPolicy
    Annotation retention policy.
    Target
    Indicates the contexts in which an annotation interface is applicable.