src/share/classes/java/beans/Transient.java

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   * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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  /*
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   * 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
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   * a {@link PropertyDescriptor} or {@link EventSetDescriptor}
   * classes associated with the annotated code element.
   * A {@code true} value for the "transient" attribute
   * indicates to encoders derived from {@link Encoder}
   * that this feature should be ignored.
!  * <p/>
   * The {@code Transient} annotation may be be used
   * in any of the methods that are involved
   * in a {@link FeatureDescriptor} subclass
   * to identify the transient feature in the annotated class and its subclasses.
   * Normally, the method that starts with "get" is the best place
   * to put the annotation and it is this declaration
   * that takes precedence in the case of multiple annotations
   * being defined for the same feature.
!  * <p/>
   * To declare a feature non-transient in a class
   * whose superclass declares it transient,
   * use {@code @Transient(false)}.
   * In all cases, the {@link Introspector} decides
   * if a feature is transient by referring to the annotation
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   * a {@link PropertyDescriptor} or {@link EventSetDescriptor}
   * classes associated with the annotated code element.
   * A {@code true} value for the "transient" attribute
   * indicates to encoders derived from {@link Encoder}
   * that this feature should be ignored.
!  * <p>
   * The {@code Transient} annotation may be be used
   * in any of the methods that are involved
   * in a {@link FeatureDescriptor} subclass
   * to identify the transient feature in the annotated class and its subclasses.
   * Normally, the method that starts with "get" is the best place
   * to put the annotation and it is this declaration
   * that takes precedence in the case of multiple annotations
   * being defined for the same feature.
!  * <p>
   * To declare a feature non-transient in a class
   * whose superclass declares it transient,
   * use {@code @Transient(false)}.
   * In all cases, the {@link Introspector} decides
   * if a feature is transient by referring to the annotation
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   * @since 1.7
   */
  @Target({METHOD})
  @Retention(RUNTIME)
  public @interface Transient {
+     /**
+      * Returns whether or not the {@code Introspector} should
+      * construct artifacts for the annotated method.
+      * @return whether or not the {@code Introspector} should
+      * construct artifacts for the annotated method
+      */
      boolean value() default true;
  }