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Which retention policy for annotations is the default in Java?
Track: Java
Topic: Java Annotations
Focus: Retention Policies
Java: Retention Policies
Answer
RetentionPolicy.CLASS. Frame the concept in practical terms so you can explain it during interview discussion.
If no retention policy is specified, the default is RetentionPolicy.CLASS. This means annotations will be included in the.class file but not retained at runtime. It allows for bytecode manipulation but not runtime processing.
If no retention policy is specified, the default is RetentionPolicy.CLASS. This means annotations will be included in the.class file but not retained at runtime. It allows for bytecode manipulation but not runtime processing.
Topics: Java Java Annotations Retention Policies