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jaroslav@66: 
jaroslav@66: package java.lang.annotation;
jaroslav@66: 
jaroslav@66: /**
jaroslav@66:  * Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to
jaroslav@66:  * be retained.  If no Retention annotation is present on
jaroslav@66:  * an annotation type declaration, the retention policy defaults to
jaroslav@66:  * {@code RetentionPolicy.CLASS}.
jaroslav@66:  *
jaroslav@66:  * <p>A Retention meta-annotation has effect only if the
jaroslav@66:  * meta-annotated type is used directly for annotation.  It has no
jaroslav@66:  * effect if the meta-annotated type is used as a member type in
jaroslav@66:  * another annotation type.
jaroslav@66:  *
jaroslav@66:  * @author  Joshua Bloch
jaroslav@66:  * @since 1.5
jaroslav@66:  */
jaroslav@66: @Documented
jaroslav@66: @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
jaroslav@66: @Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
jaroslav@66: public @interface Retention {
jaroslav@66:     RetentionPolicy value();
jaroslav@66: }