Basics of Annotations – Annotations
25.1 Basics of Annotations Support for annotations is provided by the Annotation API, which is located in the java.lang.annotation package.…
Element Modifiers for Annotation Type Elements – Annotations
Element Modifiers for Annotation Type Elements The modifiers allowed for an annotation type element are analogous to the modifiers that…
Defaults for Annotation Type Elements – Annotations
Defaults for Annotation Type Elements An annotation type element declaration can declare a default value for an element using the…
Applying Marker Annotations – Annotations
Applying Marker Annotations A marker annotation is a shorthand notation typically for use with marker annotation types, which have no…
Meta-Annotations – Annotations
25.4 Meta-Annotations Meta-annotations are annotations that can be applied on an annotation type declaration to specify various aspects of the…
The @Target Meta-Annotation – Annotations
The @Target Meta-Annotation An annotation type declaration can specify the contexts in which the annotation is applicable. This is controlled…
The @Inherited Meta-Annotation – Annotations
The @Inherited Meta-Annotation By default, an annotation applied on a class is not inherited by its subclasses. However, this can…
The @Deprecated Annotation – Annotations
The @Deprecated Annotation The annotation @Deprecated is designed to discourage the use of certain declarations that were previously allowed. The…
The @SuppressWarnings Annotation – Annotations
The @SuppressWarnings Annotation The annotation @SuppressWarnings can be used to suppress different kinds of warnings from the compiler in code…
The @SafeVarargs Annotation – Annotations
The @SafeVarargs Annotation The marker annotation @SafeVarargs is used to instruct the compiler to suppress unchecked warnings that would otherwise…