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What role does an Annotation Processor play in Java?
Track: Java
Topic: Java Annotations
Focus: Custom Annotations
Java: Custom Annotations
Answer
It processes annotations during compilation.
Annotation Processors operate during the compile phase to generate code, validate code, or produce other resources based on annotations. This is commonly used in frameworks like Lombok to automatically generate boilerplate code, such as getters and setters, based on annotations.
Annotation Processors operate during the compile phase to generate code, validate code, or produce other resources based on annotations. This is commonly used in frameworks like Lombok to automatically generate boilerplate code, such as getters and setters, based on annotations.
Topics: Custom Annotations Java Java Annotations