rt/emul/compact/src/main/java/java/lang/annotation/Inherited.java
branchjdk7-b147
changeset 1379 b5f9d743a090
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    1.28 +
    1.29 +package java.lang.annotation;
    1.30 +
    1.31 +/**
    1.32 + * Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited.  If
    1.33 + * an Inherited meta-annotation is present on an annotation type
    1.34 + * declaration, and the user queries the annotation type on a class
    1.35 + * declaration, and the class declaration has no annotation for this type,
    1.36 + * then the class's superclass will automatically be queried for the
    1.37 + * annotation type.  This process will be repeated until an annotation for this
    1.38 + * type is found, or the top of the class hierarchy (Object)
    1.39 + * is reached.  If no superclass has an annotation for this type, then
    1.40 + * the query will indicate that the class in question has no such annotation.
    1.41 + *
    1.42 + * <p>Note that this meta-annotation type has no effect if the annotated
    1.43 + * type is used to annotate anything other than a class.  Note also
    1.44 + * that this meta-annotation only causes annotations to be inherited
    1.45 + * from superclasses; annotations on implemented interfaces have no
    1.46 + * effect.
    1.47 + *
    1.48 + * @author  Joshua Bloch
    1.49 + * @since 1.5
    1.50 + */
    1.51 +@Documented
    1.52 +@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    1.53 +@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
    1.54 +public @interface Inherited {
    1.55 +}