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Retention
public
abstract
@interface
Retention
implements
Annotation
| java.lang.annotation.Retention
|
Indicates how long annotations with the annotated interface are to
be retained. If no Retention annotation is present on
an annotation interface declaration, the retention policy defaults to
RetentionPolicy.CLASS.
A Retention meta-annotation has effect only if the
meta-annotated interface is used directly for annotation. It has no
effect if the meta-annotated interface is used as a member interface in
another annotation interface.
Summary
Public methods
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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