Package java.lang.annotation

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Annotation	Defines the interface implemented by all annotations.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
ElementType	Defines an enumeration for Java program elements.
RetentionPolicy	Defines an enumeration for annotation retention policies.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
AnnotationTypeMismatchException	Indicates that an annotation type has changed since it was compiled or serialized.
IncompleteAnnotationException	Indicates that an element of an annotation type was accessed that was added after the type was compiled or serialized.

Error Summary

Error	Description
AnnotationFormatError	Indicates that an annotation in the binary representation of a class is syntactically incorrect and the annotation parser is unable to process it.

Annotation Types Summary

Annotation Type	Description
Documented	Defines a meta-annotation for indicating that an annotation is documented and considered part of the public API.
Inherited	Defines a meta-annotation for indicating that an annotation is automatically inherited.
Retention	Defines a meta-annotation for determining the scope of retention for an annotation.
Target	Defines a meta-annotation for determining what ElementTypes an annotation can be applied to.