@Documented @Retention(value=RUNTIME) @Target(value=ANNOTATION_TYPE) public @interface Target
@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE) public @interface MetaAnnotationType { ... }This meta-annotation indicates that the declared type is intended solely for use as a member type in complex annotation type declarations. It cannot be used to annotate anything directly:
@Target({}) public @interface MemberType { ... }It is a compile-time error for a single ElementType constant to appear more than once in a Target annotation. For example, the following meta-annotation is illegal:
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD}) public @interface Bogus { ... }
Modifier and Type | Required Element and Description |
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ElementType[] |
value |
public abstract ElementType[] value
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