Override (Java Platform SE 8 )

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Annotation Type Override

```
@Target(value=METHOD)
 @Retention(value=SOURCE)
public @interface Override
```
Indicates that a method declaration is intended to override a method declaration in a supertype. If a method is annotated with this annotation type compilers are required to generate an error message unless at least one of the following conditions hold:
- The method does override or implement a method declared in a supertype.
- The method has a signature that is override-equivalent to that of any public method declared in Object.
Since:

1.5

See The Java™ Language Specification:

9.6.1.4 @Override

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