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jaroslav@66: 
jaroslav@66: package java.lang.annotation;
jaroslav@66: 
jaroslav@66: /**
jaroslav@66:  * Annotation retention policy.  The constants of this enumerated type
jaroslav@66:  * describe the various policies for retaining annotations.  They are used
jaroslav@66:  * in conjunction with the {@link Retention} meta-annotation type to specify
jaroslav@66:  * how long annotations are to be retained.
jaroslav@66:  *
jaroslav@66:  * @author  Joshua Bloch
jaroslav@66:  * @since 1.5
jaroslav@66:  */
jaroslav@66: public enum RetentionPolicy {
jaroslav@66:     /**
jaroslav@66:      * Annotations are to be discarded by the compiler.
jaroslav@66:      */
jaroslav@66:     SOURCE,
jaroslav@66: 
jaroslav@66:     /**
jaroslav@66:      * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler
jaroslav@66:      * but need not be retained by the VM at run time.  This is the default
jaroslav@66:      * behavior.
jaroslav@66:      */
jaroslav@66:     CLASS,
jaroslav@66: 
jaroslav@66:     /**
jaroslav@66:      * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler and
jaroslav@66:      * retained by the VM at run time, so they may be read reflectively.
jaroslav@66:      *
jaroslav@66:      * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement
jaroslav@66:      */
jaroslav@66:     RUNTIME
jaroslav@66: }