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How does retention policy affect annotation accessibility?
Track: Java
Topic: Java Annotations
Focus: Annotation Processors
Java: Annotation Processors
Answer
It determines at what phase an annotation is available (source, class, or runtime).
Different retention policies affect when annotations are accessible. SOURCE annotations are discarded after compilation, CLASS annotations are in the bytecode but not accessible at runtime, and RUNTIME annotations are available via reflection during execution.
Different retention policies affect when annotations are accessible. SOURCE annotations are discarded after compilation, CLASS annotations are in the bytecode but not accessible at runtime, and RUNTIME annotations are available via reflection during execution.
Topics: Annotation Processors Java Java Annotations