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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+package java.lang.annotation;
+
+/**
+ * Annotation retention policy.  The constants of this enumerated type
+ * describe the various policies for retaining annotations.  They are used
+ * in conjunction with the {@link Retention} meta-annotation type to specify
+ * how long annotations are to be retained.
+ *
+ * @author  Joshua Bloch
+ * @since 1.5
+ */
+public enum RetentionPolicy {
+    /**
+     * Annotations are to be discarded by the compiler.
+     */
+    SOURCE,
+
+    /**
+     * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler
+     * but need not be retained by the VM at run time.  This is the default
+     * behavior.
+     */
+    CLASS,
+
+    /**
+     * Annotations are to be recorded in the class file by the compiler and
+     * retained by the VM at run time, so they may be read reflectively.
+     *
+     * @see java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement
+     */
+    RUNTIME
+}