|
Java™ Platform Standard Ed. 6 |
|||||||||
PREV CLASS NEXT CLASS | FRAMES NO FRAMES All Classes | |||||||||
SUMMARY: NESTED | ENUM CONSTANTS | FIELD | METHOD | DETAIL: ENUM CONSTANTS | FIELD | METHOD |
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 | |
---|---|
CLASS
Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler but need not be retained by the VM at run time. |
|
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. |
|
SOURCE
Annotations are to be discarded by the compiler. |
Method Summary | |
---|---|
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 |
---|
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
---|
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait |
Enum Constant Detail |
---|
public static final RetentionPolicy SOURCE
public static final RetentionPolicy CLASS
public static final RetentionPolicy RUNTIME
AnnotatedElement
Method Detail |
---|
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
|
Java™ Platform Standard Ed. 6 |
|||||||||
PREV CLASS NEXT CLASS | FRAMES NO FRAMES All Classes | |||||||||
SUMMARY: NESTED | ENUM CONSTANTS | FIELD | METHOD | DETAIL: ENUM CONSTANTS | FIELD | METHOD |
Copyright © 1993, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Also see the documentation redistribution policy.
Scripting on this page tracks web page traffic, but does not change the content in any way.