27 
  28 /**
  29  * Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to
  30  * be retained.  If no Retention annotation is present on
  31  * an annotation type declaration, the retention policy defaults to
  32  * {@code RetentionPolicy.CLASS}.
  33  *
  34  * <p>A Retention meta-annotation has effect only if the
  35  * meta-annotated type is used directly for annotation.  It has no
  36  * effect if the meta-annotated type is used as a member type in
  37  * another annotation type.
  38  *
  39  * @author  Joshua Bloch
  40  * @since 1.5
  41  * @jls 9.6.3.2 @Retention
  42  */
  43 @Documented
  44 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
  45 @Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
  46 public @interface Retention {




  47     RetentionPolicy value();
  48 }

  27 
  28 /**
  29  * Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to
  30  * be retained.  If no Retention annotation is present on
  31  * an annotation type declaration, the retention policy defaults to
  32  * {@code RetentionPolicy.CLASS}.
  33  *
  34  * <p>A Retention meta-annotation has effect only if the
  35  * meta-annotated type is used directly for annotation.  It has no
  36  * effect if the meta-annotated type is used as a member type in
  37  * another annotation type.
  38  *
  39  * @author  Joshua Bloch
  40  * @since 1.5
  41  * @jls 9.6.3.2 @Retention
  42  */
  43 @Documented
  44 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
  45 @Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
  46 public @interface Retention {
  47     /**
  48      * Returns the retention policy.
  49      * @return the retention policy
  50      */
  51     RetentionPolicy value();
  52 }