Class Overview
Defines an enumeration for annotation retention policies. Used in conjunction
with the Retention annotation to specify an annotation's time-to-live
in the overall development life cycle.
Summary
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| RetentionPolicy |
CLASS |
Annotation is available in the source code and in the class file, but not
at runtime. |
| RetentionPolicy |
RUNTIME |
Annotation is available in the source code, the class file and is
available at runtime. |
| RetentionPolicy |
SOURCE |
Annotation is only available in the source code. |
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Inherited Methods |
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From class java.lang.Enum
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final
Object
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clone()
Enum objects are singletons, they may not be cloned.
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final
int
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compareTo(E o)
Compares this object to the specified enum object to determine their
relative order.
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final
boolean
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equals(Object other)
Compares this object with the specified object and indicates if they are
equal.
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final
void
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finalize()
Enum types may not have finalizers.
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final
Class<E>
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getDeclaringClass()
Returns the enum constant's declaring class.
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final
int
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hashCode()
Returns an integer hash code for this object.
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final
String
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name()
Returns the name of this enum constant.
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final
int
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ordinal()
Returns the position of the enum constant in the declaration.
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String
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toString()
Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this
object.
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static
<T extends Enum<T>>
T
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valueOf(Class<T> enumType, String name)
Returns the constant with the specified name of the specified enum type.
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From class java.lang.Object
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Object
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clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this Object.
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boolean
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equals(Object o)
Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they
are equal.
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void
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finalize()
Called before the object's memory is reclaimed by the VM.
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final
Class<? extends Object>
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getClass()
Returns the unique instance of Class that represents this
object's class. |
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int
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hashCode()
Returns an integer hash code for this object.
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final
void
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notify()
Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of
calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
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final
void
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notifyAll()
Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means
of calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
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String
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toString()
Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this
object.
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final
void
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wait()
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object.
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final
void
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wait(long millis, int nanos)
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the
specified timeout expires.
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final
void
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wait(long millis)
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the
specified timeout expires.
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From interface java.lang.Comparable
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abstract
int
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compareTo(T another)
Compares this object to the specified object to determine their relative
order.
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Enum Values
Annotation is available in the source code and in the class file, but not
at runtime. This is the default policy.
Annotation is available in the source code, the class file and is
available at runtime.
Annotation is only available in the source code.
Public Methods
