Retention (Java Platform SE 8 )

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Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 8

All Classes

Summary:
Field |
Required |
Optional

Detail:
Field |
Element

java.lang.annotation

Annotation Type Retention

```
@Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface Retention
```
Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to be retained. If no Retention annotation is present on an annotation type declaration, the retention policy defaults to RetentionPolicy.CLASS.
A Retention meta-annotation has effect only if the meta-annotated type is used directly for annotation. It has no effect if the meta-annotated type is used as a member type in another annotation type.

Since:

1.5

See The Java™ Language Specification:

9.6.3.2 @Retention

- Required Element Summary
  
  Required Elements
  Modifier and Type Required Element Description
  
  RetentionPolicy value
  Returns the retention policy.

Required Elements
Modifier and Type	Required Element	Description
`RetentionPolicy`	`value`	Returns the retention policy.

- Element Detail
  - value
```
public abstract RetentionPolicy value
```
    Returns the retention policy.
    
    Returns:
    
    the retention policy

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Annotation Type Retention

Required Element Summary

Element Detail

value