1 /* 2 * Copyright 2003-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. 4 * 5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 6 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as 7 * published by the Free Software Foundation. Sun designates this 8 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided 9 * by Sun in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. 10 * 11 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 12 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or 13 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License 14 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that 15 * accompanied this code). 16 * 17 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version 18 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 19 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. 20 * 21 * Please contact Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, 22 * CA 95054 USA or visit www.sun.com if you need additional information or 23 * have any questions. 24 */ 25 26 package java.lang; 27 28 import java.lang.annotation.*; 29 30 /** 31 * A program element annotated @Deprecated is one that programmers 32 * are discouraged from using, typically because it is dangerous, 33 * or because a better alternative exists. Compilers warn when a 34 * deprecated program element is used or overridden in non-deprecated code. 35 * 36 * @author Neal Gafter 37 * @since 1.5 38 */ 39 @Documented 40 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) 41 public @interface Deprecated { 42 }