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jtulach@1379: 
jtulach@1379: package java.lang.annotation;
jtulach@1379: 
jtulach@1379: /**
jtulach@1379:  * Annotation retention policy.  The constants of this enumerated type
jtulach@1379:  * describe the various policies for retaining annotations.  They are used
jtulach@1379:  * in conjunction with the {@link Retention} meta-annotation type to specify
jtulach@1379:  * how long annotations are to be retained.
jtulach@1379:  *
jtulach@1379:  * @author  Joshua Bloch
jtulach@1379:  * @since 1.5
jtulach@1379:  */
jtulach@1379: public enum RetentionPolicy {
jtulach@1379:     /**
jtulach@1379:      * Annotations are to be discarded by the compiler.
jtulach@1379:      */
jtulach@1379:     SOURCE,
jtulach@1379: 
jtulach@1379:     /**
jtulach@1379:      * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler
jtulach@1379:      * but need not be retained by the VM at run time.  This is the default
jtulach@1379:      * behavior.
jtulach@1379:      */
jtulach@1379:     CLASS,
jtulach@1379: 
jtulach@1379:     /**
jtulach@1379:      * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler and
jtulach@1379:      * retained by the VM at run time, so they may be read reflectively.
jtulach@1379:      *
jtulach@1379:      * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement
jtulach@1379:      */
jtulach@1379:     RUNTIME
jtulach@1379: }