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    1.28 +
    1.29 +package java.lang.annotation;
    1.30 +
    1.31 +/**
    1.32 + * Annotation retention policy.  The constants of this enumerated type
    1.33 + * describe the various policies for retaining annotations.  They are used
    1.34 + * in conjunction with the {@link Retention} meta-annotation type to specify
    1.35 + * how long annotations are to be retained.
    1.36 + *
    1.37 + * @author  Joshua Bloch
    1.38 + * @since 1.5
    1.39 + */
    1.40 +public enum RetentionPolicy {
    1.41 +    /**
    1.42 +     * Annotations are to be discarded by the compiler.
    1.43 +     */
    1.44 +    SOURCE,
    1.45 +
    1.46 +    /**
    1.47 +     * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler
    1.48 +     * but need not be retained by the VM at run time.  This is the default
    1.49 +     * behavior.
    1.50 +     */
    1.51 +    CLASS,
    1.52 +
    1.53 +    /**
    1.54 +     * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler and
    1.55 +     * retained by the VM at run time, so they may be read reflectively.
    1.56 +     *
    1.57 +     * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement
    1.58 +     */
    1.59 +    RUNTIME
    1.60 +}