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| package java.lang.annotation; | |
| /** | |
| * Indicates that an annotation interface is automatically inherited. If | |
| * an Inherited meta-annotation is present on an annotation interface | |
| * declaration, and the user queries the annotation interface on a class | |
| * declaration, and the class declaration has no annotation for this interface, | |
| * then the class's superclass will automatically be queried for the | |
| * annotation interface. This process will be repeated until an annotation for | |
| * this interface is found, or the top of the class hierarchy (Object) | |
| * is reached. If no superclass has an annotation for this interface, then | |
| * the query will indicate that the class in question has no such annotation. | |
| * | |
| * <p>Note that this meta-annotation interface has no effect if the annotated | |
| * interface is used to annotate anything other than a class. Note also | |
| * that this meta-annotation only causes annotations to be inherited | |
| * from superclasses; annotations on implemented interfaces have no | |
| * effect. | |
| * | |
| * @author Joshua Bloch | |
| * @since 1.5 | |
| * @jls 9.6.4.3 @Inherited | |
| */ | |
| @Documented | |
| @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) | |
| @Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE) | |
| public @interface Inherited { | |
| } |