Package java.lang.annotation

Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Annotation	The common interface extended by all annotation types.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
ElementType	A program element type.
RetentionPolicy	Annotation retention policy.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
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).
IncompleteAnnotationException	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).

Error Summary

Error	Description
AnnotationFormatError	Thrown when the annotation parser attempts to read an annotation from a class file and determines that the annotation is malformed.

Annotation Types Summary

Annotation Type	Description
Documented	Indicates that annotations with a type are to be documented by javadoc and similar tools by default.
Inherited	Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited.
Retention	Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to be retained.
Target	Indicates the kinds of program element to which an annotation type is applicable.

Package java.lang.annotation Description

Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.

Since:

1.5

Author:

Josh Bloch