Description (Oracle® Coherence Java API Reference)

```
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({METHOD,PARAMETER,TYPE})
public @interface Description
```
The Description annotation allows a description to be specified for a method on an MBean, and for an MBean interface itself. The Descriptions are accessed at runtime when describing the MBean for the MBeanServer.
This annotation enables developers to use the "Standard MBean" pattern and still provide a description for JMX monitoring tools to display. The annotation is applicable for operations and attributes as well as the MBean itself.
The Description annotation is designed based on the expected @Description annotation in JSR 255.
Usage:
The @Description annotation is applied to the methods in the MBean interface:
```
 |   @Description("The maximum allowable size, in bytes, of a Binary value.")
 |   int  getMaxValueSize();
 
```
as well as for the MBean interface as a whole:
```
 |   @Description("The RamJournalRMMBean provides RamJournal specific metrics")
 |   public interface RamJournalRMMBean
 
```
Note: For attributes, a description is only required for one of the "get" or "set" methods. If descriptions are provided for both methods, either description could be used.
Since:

Coherence 3.7

Author:

cf 2010-11-28

- Required Element Summary
  
  Required Elements
  Modifier and Type Required Element Description
  
  String value
  Returns the value of the annotation.

- Element Detail
  - value
```
String value
```
    Returns the value of the annotation.
    To allow short form assignments of single member annotations, "value" must be used (Java convention).
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the annotation