Package java.lang.annotation

Package java.lang.annotation

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Java 5.0

This package defines the framework for annotations. It includes the base Annotation interface that all annotation types extend, meta-annotation types, their associated enumerated types, and exception and error classes related to annotations. The most important members of this package are the meta-annotation types: Documented , Inherited , Retention , and Target .

Interfaces

 public interface  Annotation  ; 

Enumerated Types

 public enum  ElementType  ; public enum  RetentionPolicy  ; 

Annotation Types

 public @interface  Documented  ; public @interface  Inherited  ; public @interface  Retention  ; public @interface  Target  ; 

Exceptions

 public class  AnnotationTypeMismatchException  extends RuntimeException; public class  IncompleteAnnotationException  extends RuntimeException; 

Errors

 public class  AnnotationFormatError  extends Error;