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* ORACLE PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
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package java.lang.annotation;
/**
* Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to
* be retained. If no Retention annotation is present on
* an annotation type declaration, the retention policy defaults to
* {@code RetentionPolicy.CLASS}.
*
* <p>A Retention meta-annotation has effect only if the
* meta-annotated type is used directly for annotation. It has no
* effect if the meta-annotated type is used as a member type in
* another annotation type.
*
* @author Joshua Bloch
* @since 1.5
* @jls 9.6.3.2 @Retention
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface Retention {
/**
* Returns the retention policy.
* @return the retention policy
*/
RetentionPolicy value();
}