Uses of Interface
java.lang.annotation.Annotation

Packages that use Annotation

Package	Description
java.beans	Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans™ architecture.
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.annotation	Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.
java.lang.reflect	Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective information about classes and objects.
javax.annotation.processing	Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.
javax.lang.model	Classes and hierarchies of packages used to model the Java programming language.
javax.lang.model.element	Interfaces used to model elements of the Java programming language.
javax.management	Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
javax.swing	Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
jdk.jfr	This package provides classes to create events and control Flight Recorder.

Uses of Annotation in java.beans

Classes in java.beans that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
interface	BeanProperty	An annotation used to specify some property-related information for the automatically generated BeanInfo classes.
interface	ConstructorProperties	An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
interface	JavaBean	An annotation used to specify some class-related information for the automatically generated BeanInfo classes.
interface	Transient	Indicates that an attribute called "transient" should be declared with the given value when the Introspector constructs a PropertyDescriptor or EventSetDescriptor classes associated with the annotated code element.

Uses of Annotation in java.lang

Classes in java.lang that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
interface	Deprecated	A program element annotated @Deprecated is one that programmers are discouraged from using.
interface	FunctionalInterface	An informative annotation type used to indicate that an interface type declaration is intended to be a functional interface as defined by the Java Language Specification.
interface	Override	Indicates that a method declaration is intended to override a method declaration in a supertype.
interface	SafeVarargs	A programmer assertion that the body of the annotated method or constructor does not perform potentially unsafe operations on its varargs parameter.
interface	SuppressWarnings	Indicates that the named compiler warnings should be suppressed in the annotated element (and in all program elements contained in the annotated element).

Methods in java.lang with type parameters of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<A extends Annotation> A	Class.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationClass)
<T extends Annotation> T	Module.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<A extends Annotation> A	Package.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Class.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Package.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A	Class.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A	Package.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Class.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Package.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)

Methods in java.lang that return Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Annotation[]	Class.getAnnotations()
Annotation[]	Module.getAnnotations()	Returns annotations that are present on this element.
Annotation[]	Package.getAnnotations()
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Class.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Package.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
Annotation[]	Class.getDeclaredAnnotations()
Annotation[]	Module.getDeclaredAnnotations()	Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
Annotation[]	Package.getDeclaredAnnotations()
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Class.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Package.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)

Method parameters in java.lang with type arguments of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	Class.isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)	Returns true if an annotation for the specified type is present on this element, else false.
boolean	Package.isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)	Returns true if an annotation for the specified type is present on this element, else false.

Uses of Annotation in java.lang.annotation

Classes in java.lang.annotation that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
interface	Documented	If the annotation @Documented is present on the declaration of an annotation type A, then any @A annotation on an element is considered part of the element's public contract.
interface	Inherited	Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited.
interface	Native	Indicates that a field defining a constant value may be referenced from native code.
interface	Repeatable	The annotation type java.lang.annotation.Repeatable is used to indicate that the annotation type whose declaration it (meta-)annotates is repeatable.
interface	Retention	Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to be retained.
interface	Target	Indicates the contexts in which an annotation type is applicable.

Methods in java.lang.annotation that return types with arguments of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class<? extends Annotation>	Annotation.annotationType()	Returns the annotation type of this annotation.
Class<? extends Annotation>	IncompleteAnnotationException.annotationType()	Returns the Class object for the annotation type with the missing element.
Class<? extends Annotation>	value()	Indicates the containing annotation type for the repeatable annotation type.

Constructor parameters in java.lang.annotation with type arguments of type Annotation

Constructor	Description
IncompleteAnnotationException(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, String elementName)	Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation type.

Uses of Annotation in java.lang.reflect

Methods in java.lang.reflect with type parameters of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<T extends Annotation> T	AccessibleObject.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)
<T extends Annotation> T	AnnotatedElement.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T	Constructor.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T	Executable.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T	Field.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)
<T extends Annotation> T	Method.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T	Parameter.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	AccessibleObject.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)
default <T extends Annotation> T[]	AnnotatedElement.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Executable.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Field.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Parameter.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T	AccessibleObject.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)
default <T extends Annotation> T	AnnotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is directly present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T	Parameter.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)
<T extends Annotation> T[]	AccessibleObject.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)
default <T extends Annotation> T[]	AnnotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns this element's annotation(s) for the specified type if such annotations are either directly present or indirectly present.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Parameter.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)

Methods in java.lang.reflect that return Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Annotation[]	AccessibleObject.getAnnotations()
Annotation[]	AnnotatedElement.getAnnotations()	Returns annotations that are present on this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	AccessibleObject.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)
default <T extends Annotation> T[]	AnnotatedElement.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Executable.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Field.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Parameter.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
Annotation[]	AccessibleObject.getDeclaredAnnotations()
Annotation[]	AnnotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotations()	Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
Annotation[]	Constructor.getDeclaredAnnotations()	Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
Annotation[]	Method.getDeclaredAnnotations()	Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	AccessibleObject.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)
default <T extends Annotation> T[]	AnnotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)	Returns this element's annotation(s) for the specified type if such annotations are either directly present or indirectly present.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Parameter.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)
Annotation[][]	Constructor.getParameterAnnotations()	Returns an array of arrays of Annotations that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of the Executable represented by this object.
abstract Annotation[][]	Executable.getParameterAnnotations()	Returns an array of arrays of Annotations that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of the Executable represented by this object.
Annotation[][]	Method.getParameterAnnotations()	Returns an array of arrays of Annotations that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of the Executable represented by this object.

Method parameters in java.lang.reflect with type arguments of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	AccessibleObject.isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)	Returns true if an annotation for the specified type is present on this element, else false.
default boolean	AnnotatedElement.isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)	Returns true if an annotation for the specified type is present on this element, else false.

Uses of Annotation in javax.annotation.processing

Classes in javax.annotation.processing that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
interface	Generated	The Generated annotation is used to mark source code that has been generated.
interface	SupportedAnnotationTypes	An annotation used to indicate what annotation types an annotation processor supports.
interface	SupportedOptions	An annotation used to indicate what options an annotation processor supports.
interface	SupportedSourceVersion	An annotation used to indicate the latest source version an annotation processor supports.

Method parameters in javax.annotation.processing with type arguments of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Set<? extends Element>	RoundEnvironment.getElementsAnnotatedWith(Class<? extends Annotation> a)	Returns the elements annotated with the given annotation type.
default Set<? extends Element>	RoundEnvironment.getElementsAnnotatedWithAny(Set<Class<? extends Annotation>> annotations)	Returns the elements annotated with one or more of the given annotation types.

Uses of Annotation in javax.lang.model

Methods in javax.lang.model with type parameters of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<A extends Annotation> A	AnnotatedConstruct.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType)	Returns this construct's annotation of the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<A extends Annotation> A[]	AnnotatedConstruct.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationType)	Returns annotations that are associated with this construct.

Methods in javax.lang.model that return Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<A extends Annotation> A[]	AnnotatedConstruct.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationType)	Returns annotations that are associated with this construct.

Uses of Annotation in javax.lang.model.element

Methods in javax.lang.model.element with type parameters of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<A extends Annotation> A	Element.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType)	Returns this construct's annotation of the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.

Uses of Annotation in javax.management

Classes in javax.management that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
interface	ConstructorParameters	An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
interface	DescriptorKey	Meta-annotation that describes how an annotation element relates to a field in a Descriptor.
interface	MXBean	Annotation to mark an interface explicitly as being an MXBean interface, or as not being an MXBean interface.

Uses of Annotation in javax.swing

Classes in javax.swing that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
interface	SwingContainer	An annotation used to specify some swing-related information for the automatically generated BeanInfo classes.

Uses of Annotation in jdk.jfr

Classes in jdk.jfr that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
interface	BooleanFlag	Event field annotation, specifies that the value is a boolean flag, a true or false value
interface	Category	Event annotation, to associate the event type with a category, in the format of a human-readable path.
interface	ContentType	Meta annotation, specifies that an annotation represents a content type, such as a time span or a frequency.
interface	DataAmount	Event field annotation, specifies that a value represents an amount of data (for example, bytes).
interface	Description	Annotation that describes an element by using a sentence or two.
interface	Enabled	Event annotation, determines if an event should be enabled by default.
interface	Experimental	Annotation that specifies that an element is experimental and may change without notice.
interface	Frequency	Event field annotation, specifies that the value is a frequency, measured in Hz.
interface	Label	Annotation that sets a human-readable name for an element (for example, "Maximum Throughput").
interface	MemoryAddress	Event field annotation, specifies that the value is a memory address.
interface	MetadataDefinition	Meta annotation for defining new types of event metadata.
interface	Name	Annotation that overrides the default name for an element (for example, when the default package for an event is not appropriate).
interface	Percentage	Event field annotation to use on fractions, typically between 0.0 and 1.0, to specify that the value is a percentage.
interface	Period	Event annotation, specifies the default setting value for a periodic event.
interface	Registered	Event annotation, for programmatic event registration.
interface	Relational	Meta annotation for relational annotations, to be used on an annotation.
interface	SettingDefinition	Annotation that specifies that a method in an event class should be used to filter out events.
interface	StackTrace	Event annotation, determines whether an event by default has a stack trace or not.
interface	Threshold	Event annotation, specifies the default duration below which an event is not recorded (for example, "20 ms").
interface	Timespan	Event field annotation, specifies that the value is a duration.
interface	Timestamp	Event field annotation, specifies that the value is a point in time.
interface	TransitionFrom	Event field annotation, specifies that the event transitioned from a thread.
interface	TransitionTo	Event field annotation, specifies that the event will soon transition to a thread.
interface	Unsigned	Event field annotation, specifies that the value is of an unsigned data type.

Methods in jdk.jfr with type parameters of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<A extends Annotation> A	EventType.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationClass)	Returns the first annotation for the specified type if an annotation element with the same name is directly present, otherwise null.
<A extends Annotation> A	SettingDescriptor.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType)	Returns the first annotation for the specified type if an annotation element with the same name is available, null otherwise.
<A extends Annotation> A	ValueDescriptor.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType)	Returns the first annotation for the specified type if an annotation element with the same name is directly present for this value descriptor, null otherwise.

Method parameters in jdk.jfr with type arguments of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<A> A	AnnotationElement.getAnnotation(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)	Returns the first annotation for the specified type if an AnnotationElement with the same name exists, else null.

Constructor parameters in jdk.jfr with type arguments of type Annotation

Constructor	Description
AnnotationElement(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType)	Creates an annotation element to use for dynamically defined events.
AnnotationElement(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, Object value)	Creates an annotation element to use for dynamically defined events.
AnnotationElement(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, Map<String,Object> values)	Creates an annotation element to use for dynamically defined events.