java.lang.Objectjava.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
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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, inthe order they're declared. |
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clone
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compareTo
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equals
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Enum Constant Detail |
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public static final RetentionPolicy SOURCE
public static final RetentionPolicy CLASS
public static final RetentionPolicy RUNTIME
Method Detail |
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public static final RetentionPolicy[] values()
for(RetentionPolicy c : RetentionPolicy.values()) System.out.println(c);
public static RetentionPolicy valueOf(String name)