public enum RetentionPolicy extends Enum<RetentionPolicy>
Retention
meta-annotation type to specify
how long annotations are to be retained.Enum Constant and Description |
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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.
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Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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static RetentionPolicy |
valueOf(String name)
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
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static RetentionPolicy[] |
values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in
the order they are declared.
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public static final RetentionPolicy SOURCE
public static final RetentionPolicy CLASS
public static final RetentionPolicy RUNTIME
AnnotatedElement
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 nameNullPointerException
- if the argument is null Submit a bug or feature
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