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26 package java.lang.annotation;
29 * Annotation retention policy. The constants of this enumerated type
30 * describe the various policies for retaining annotations. They are used
31 * in conjunction with the {@link Retention} meta-annotation type to specify
32 * how long annotations are to be retained.
34 * @author Joshua Bloch
37 public enum RetentionPolicy {
39 * Annotations are to be discarded by the compiler.
44 * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler
45 * but need not be retained by the VM at run time. This is the default
51 * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler and
52 * retained by the VM at run time, so they may be read reflectively.
54 * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement