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java.lang.Object java.lang.Enum<RetentionPolicy> java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy
public enum 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 Constant Summary | |
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CLASS
Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler but need not be retained by the VM at run time. |
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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. |
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SOURCE
Annotations are to be discarded by the compiler. |
Method Summary | |
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static RetentionPolicy |
valueOf(String name)
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. |
static RetentionPolicy[] |
values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum |
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clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
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getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait |
Enum Constant Detail |
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public static final RetentionPolicy SOURCE
public static final RetentionPolicy CLASS
public static final RetentionPolicy RUNTIME
AnnotatedElement
Method Detail |
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public static RetentionPolicy[] values()
for (RetentionPolicy c : RetentionPolicy.values()) System.out.println(c);
public static RetentionPolicy valueOf(String name)
name
- the name of the enum constant to be returned.
IllegalArgumentException
- if this enum type has no constant
with the specified name
NullPointerException
- if the argument is null
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